RAY, Patrick Edward
| Service Number: | 16063 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hillston, New South Wales, 12 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Hillston, Carrathool, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Drowning (drowned in Circular Quay), Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1919, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hillston Memorial Park Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 16063, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 16063, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jul 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 16063, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 16063 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1919-07-14 |
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"Found Drowned. GUNNER PATRICK RAY.
On Friday afternoon, the 25th ult., the sad news reached here that the body of Gunner Patrick Edward Ray was found floating under the Orient Wharf at Circular Quay, Sydney, that day. The deceased soldier, who was the second eldest son of Mr. and Mrs, George Ray, of Hillston, was a native of this district and 32 years of age He enlisted from Balranald over three years ago, and was drafted into the First Brigade of the Australian Field Artilleiy. Gunner Ray served under the colors in France for three years, and, coming through unscathed, arrived home by the steamer Aeneas on the 13th July. From what particulars we can gather it appears that he was at his sister's place in Sydney on Sunday, the 13th, and on the following morning announced his intention of going to the Buffet to arrange for his discharge, saying he would be back again that evening. He left in good spirits with £2 in his pocket. However, as he did not return that evening not much notice was taken at the time, but later on inquiries were set afoot, when it was ascertained that he had received his discharge at 2 p.m. on the 14th, and was not again seen alive. He had evidently been in the water about 10 days, and as to how he got there remains a mystery. When found there were no marks of violence on the body, and £1 14/2 was found in the pockets. The opinion is that he was accidentally drowned. The remains of Gunner Ray were interred on Saturday, with military honors." - from the Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser 02 Aug 1919 (nla.gov.au)
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