William Roy BRAY

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Service Number:	2326
Enlisted:	10 April 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row K, Grave 113
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

10 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2326, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2326, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
15 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2326, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2326 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-15
16 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A64 Demosthenes from Melbourne
Date unknown:	Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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58 Battalion

Rank - Private

29 November 1915 - Taken on strength from 7 Re-inforcementsat

7 January 1916 - Disembarked HT Empress of Britain at Alexandria from Lemnos

24 February 1916 - Transferred to 59 Btn

15 March 1916 - Taken on strength 60 Btn

23 March 1916 - Transferred to 58 Btn

18 May 1916 - To hospital - septic finger

22 May 1916 - Rejoined unit from hospital

17 June 1916 - Embarked HT Transylvania for B.E.F at Alexandria

23 June 1916 - Disemberked at Marseilles

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medals, Victory Medal

Son of Albert and Blanche Bray, 77 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne, Victoria