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WRAY, Joseph Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1761 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarendon, South Australia, 16 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Callington, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 10 August 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Monarto Pioneers Memorial Gates Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1761, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1761, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1761, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1761, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm |
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"LATE PTE. J. S. WRAY.
CALLINGTON, September 20.— On Tuesday news was received that another of our local soldiers had fallen at the front, Pte. J. S. (Joe) Wray was killed in action in France on August 10. He left here with reinforcements on April 11. He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray, of Callington." - from the Adelaide Observer 30 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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