Regimental number | 53735 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Marist Brothers School, Redfern, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Waterloo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs L. Gray, 118 Queen Street, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holdsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | New South Wales Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Feldmarschall on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Artillery Details |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Tidworth Military Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 64), North Tidworth, Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 22 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth GRAY, 200 Victoria Street, Alexandria, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: England. Tried by District Court Martial, 11 January 1918, on a charge of while on active service, deserting His Majesty's service; found Guilty: sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment with hard labour; sentence confirmed by Adjutant General, 22 January 1918; sentence promulgated, 29 January 1918. Sentence of imprisonment with hard labour suspended, 19 June 1918. Embarked Sydney, 19 June 1918; disembarked London, England, 26 August 1918; marched into 14th Training Bn, 26 August 1918, and allotted to 13th Bn reinforcements. Marched out to 12th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 26 August 1918. Transferred to Artillery Details, 7 October 1918, and marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Heyesbury, the same day, and mustered as a Gunner. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 17 October 1918 (bronchitis). Died, Fargo Military Hospital, 24 October 1918. Buried, Tidworth Military Cemetery, 31 October 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRAY William |