Private Richard William Gray
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Gray,
Richard William
Date of birth: 1896-06-01
Place of birth: Red Hill Surrey
Next of kin: John Alfred Gray, father, of 2033 Triumph Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
2033 Triumph Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Arras Road Cemetery, I. A. 8.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 645587
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1916-01-26 ?
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack near Vimy
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 279388
LAC ID:
432259
Service file: B3760-S014
Uploader's Notes: Served 14 months with 6th Regiment, Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles.
Uploader's Research notes:
158th Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database[Private Army Canadian Infantry 158th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-09