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George Alexander Hutton GRAY

Regimental number1545
Place of birthArbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland
SchoolKeptie Public School, Soctland
Age on arrival in Australia22
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDecorator
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinG Gray, 42 Fergus Street, Arbroath, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed in the Artillery in Scotland.
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death29 May 1915
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 15), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jane GRAY, 30 Helen Street, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland
Family/military connectionsBrother: John M. Gray, wounded Brighton 13 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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