GRAY, Robert Henry
| Service Number: | 1157 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brompton, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Footman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row B, Grave 6 Chaplain A.P. Bladen officiated, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1157, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1157, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1157, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
At the time of enlistment he was residing at 'Grotha', Kensington Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Son of Horace Frederick Gray of Gorddinog Lodge, Llanfairfecter, Wales. Brother of Hilda Mary Gray and Doris May Gray
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Robert had paid the fare to Australia for Charles Jones of 35 Clifton Street, Prahran, Victoria which was where Charles worked as a gardener. Charles was claimng that Robert had given him (Charles) Robert's belongings when he enlisted. The Prahran Police had to take action to recover Robert's belongings for the family
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
At the time of enlistment he was residing at 'Grotha', Kensington Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Son of Horace Frederick Gray of Gorddinog Lodge, Llanfairfecter, Wales. Brother of Hilda Mary Gray and Doris May Gray
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Robert had paid the fare to Australia for Charles Jones of 35 Clifton Street, Prahran, Victoria which was where Charles worked as a gardener. Charles was claimng that Robert had given him (Charles) Robert's belongings when he enlisted. The Prahran Police had to take action to recover Robert's belongings for the family