WRAY, William
| Service Number: | 5692 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Navan, County Meath, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hangard Communal Extension Cemetery Grave Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 8 INSCRIPTION - AT REST |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5692, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5692, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 5692, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5692 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
18th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 35 and the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Wray (nee Cook); husband of Ellen Wray, of "Rayville," Undercliffe Rd., Undercliffe, New South Wales.
He is remembered on the Navan Great War Memorial, Town Hall, Watergate Street, Navan, County Meath, Ireland. He was born in Navan.
Address-248 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Next of kin
Wife, Mrs Ellen Wray, c/o Rayment Brothers, 581 King Street, Sydney, New South Wales.
Previous military service
Served in the 2nd Battalion, Durban Light Infantry, Western Province Mounted Rifles, Cape Colony, South Africa.
Enlistment date-1 May 1916
Place of enlistment-Sydney, New South Wales
19th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/36/3
Age at embarkation-33
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll-3692
Unit from Nominal Roll-18th Battalion
War service: Western Front
Embarked Sydney, 9 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 26 October 1916.
Proceeded overseas to France, 28 December 1916; marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 29 December 1916.
Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 30 December 1916 (haemorrhoids: severe);
Transferred to England, 2 January 1917, and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, 3 January 1917.
Discharged on furlough, 7 March 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 23 March 1917.
Marched in to No 6 Infantry Depot, Perham Downs, 5 April 1917.
Proceeded overseas to France, 4 December 1917; taken on strength, 18th Bn, Belgium, 11 December 1917.
Sources-NAA: B2455, WRAY William
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