DRAY, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 5815 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Bowen, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walkerston, Queensland, Australia, 8 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Foxdale & Proserpine State Schools |
| Occupation: | Cane Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 May 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery II C 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5815, 26th Infantry Battalion, Bowen, Qld. | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5815, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5815, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Fredrick William and Mary Ann Dray, of Silver Creek, Proserpine, Queensland.
NOTHING IN MY HAND I BRING SIMPLY TO THY CROSS I CLING
Freddy received a gunshot wound to the abdomen and died of his wounds at the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France.
More bad news this week. Word has just been received that Fred Dray, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Dray, has been killed in action in France. Fred was the eldest son ans was not yet 20 years of age. He was a quiet, unassuming boy and well liked by everyone. Much sympathy is felf for the sorrowing family. War and its terrible trials are being fully understood now that our own boys are being killed.
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