| Regimental number | 111 |
| Place of birth | Harrisville, Queensland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Palem Creek, Beaudesert, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Robert Gray, 'Maroon', Boonah, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Enoggera, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 42nd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of return to Australia incorrectly listed on Nominal Roll as 5 November 1915. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 5 June 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 23 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 November 1916. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 26 December 1916; transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 27 December 1916 (mumps); to 4th Stationary Hospital, Arques, 17 January 1917 (debility); discharged to unit, 19 January 1917. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 26 January 1917; transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 26 January 1917 (appendicitis); to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 27 January 1917; to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 30 January 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 1 February 1917; discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 3 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 16 February 1917. Promoted Corporal, 11 March 1917. Detached to 3rd Division School, 25 March 1917; rejoined Bn from detachment, 8 April 1917. Wounded in action, 31 July 1917 (gun shot wound, right heel), and admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 1 August 1917; to England, 2 August 1918, and admitted to Kitchener War Hospital, Brighton, 3 August 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 21 September 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 27 September 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 5 November 1917; disembarked Sydney, 3 January 1918, for onward overland travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 10 February 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GRAY Walter |
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