Thomas William BRAY

BRAY, Thomas William

    Service Numbers: 192, Q124306
    Enlisted: 23 January 1942
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)
    Born: Tiaro, Queensland, Australia, 6 July 1882
    Home Town: Birkdale, Redland, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Retired Farmer
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    Boer War Service

    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 192, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
    1 Mar 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 192, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd Contingent embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving at Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
    21 Jun 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 192, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd embarked 9 may 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (then train to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901.

    World War 2 Service

    23 Jan 1942: Involvement Private, Q124306, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)
    23 Jan 1942: Enlisted
    1 Jul 1942: Discharged

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    Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

    Thomas William Bray served in the South African (Boer) War as a Private S.N. 192 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and served again in WW2 as a Private S.N. Q124306 albeit on the home front in the Volunteer Defence Corps (sources AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 471; and National Archive Australia WW2 service records).

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