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James Sidney GRAY

Regimental number7110
Place of birthBelfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressQueen's Park, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 3"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E A Gray, Railway Street, Queen's Park, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Life Guards, British Army.
Enlistment date16 November 1916
Place of enlistmentFremantle, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Companies Sept 1916 to Feb 1918 Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal RollTunnelling Companies Details
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Discharge date16 January 1918
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
SourcesNAA: B2455, GRAY James Sidney

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