Regimental number | 7110 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Queen's Park, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E A Gray, Railway Street, Queen's Park, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Life Guards, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies Sept 1916 to Feb 1918 Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Tunnelling Companies Details |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Taken on strength of 3rd Tunnelling Company Reinforcements as Sapper, 27 February 1917. Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 19 July 1917; marched in to No 1 Camp Details, Parkhouse, 20 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises' from London, 1 November 1917; disembarked Perth, 4 December 1917; discharged, 16 January 1918 (medically unfit: senility). Medals: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRAY James Sidney |