GRAY, Charles William Thomas
| Service Number: | 6741 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingston, Tasmania, 6 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Neika State School |
| Occupation: | Bushman/Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 15 April 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart All Saints Church Honour Roll, Hobart Roll of Honour, Sandfly Longley Ward Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6741, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6741, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6741, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6741, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...6741 Private Charles William Thomas Gray of Fern Tree, Tas. A bushman before enlisting in July 1916, Pte Gray formed part of the 22nd Reinforcements of the 12th Battalion along with his older brother 6737 Pte Victor Gray. Charles Gray was killed during the German attack at Lagnicourt on 15 April 1917. Victor Gray died five days before at Bullecourt." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Alexis Rathbone
6741, Charles William Thomas Gray of Kingston of Tasmania, Australia was born on the 6th of January 1896. Before the war, he went to Neika State School. He lived in Hobart, Tasmania with his Father, John Gray. Charles was a bushman/farmer before enlisting as a Private on the 17th of July 1916 in Claremont, Tas. Charles was killed in action on the 15th of April 1917 during the German attack in Lagnicourt, France at 21 years of age. The last unit Charles was in before he died was the 12th Infantry Battalion. The location of his Memorial is in Villers Bretonneux Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, Picardie, France.
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