Edwin Charles GRAY

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Service Number:	20
Enlisted:	6 June 1915, at Keswick
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Riverton, South Australia, April 1896
Home Town:	Crystal Brook, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Crystal Brook Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Chaffeur, Mechanic
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery His remains were positively identified in 2022 and have been re-interred at the Pheasant Wood Cemetery on 20 July 2023. Previously listed at VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial,Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crystal Brook District WW1 Roll of Honour

6 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 20, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 20, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
20 Jun 1916:	Imprisoned Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Died as POW on or about this date.

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