Henry BRAY

BRAY, Henry

    Service Numbers: 1588, 1588
    Enlisted: 3 February 1915, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 1st reinforcement’s 21st Battalion at Seymour Camp Victoria on 8th June 1915.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Huddersfield, Yorkshire UK, 1886
    Home Town: Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
    Schooling: Huddersfield Public School, Yorkshire UK
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Natural Causes , Newport, Victoria, Australia, 29 August 1958
    Cemetery: Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    Church of England Section Plot 10
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 1st reinforcement’s 21st Battalion at Seymour Camp Victoria on 8th June 1915.
    28 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    28 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
    29 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    31 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shrapnel wound Shoulder evacuated to 3rd Canadian General Hospital France for treatment and convalescence
    23 Jan 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, Evacuated to England Trench Foot and Trench Fever debility to Reading War Hospital for treatment and convalescence
    1 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918
    4 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1588 , 21st Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
    31 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne
    5 Oct 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1588, 21st Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain
    13 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, 21st Battalion disbandment Transferred to 6th Battalion in the field France
    21 Feb 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1588, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit. Unit on Discharge 21st Battalion for War records Administrative unit 6th Infantry Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton

    Served in the Imperial Army (Militia) 5th Volunteer Battalion West Riding Regiment  (Yorkshire) 2.5 Years service.

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