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Sergeant Aubrey Henry Gay

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1878-10-31
Place of birth: Lynn Chesire
Next of kin: Mrs A. H. Gay Wife, 901 18th Avenue East Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Locomotive Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Mechanical Engineer (Motors and Engines, except Marine)
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-09-15
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 79224
Highest Rank: Sergeant (31st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Sergeant, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1568278
LAC ID: 409085
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3454A-S068
Uploader's Notes: Son of the late Henry and Nellie Gay; husband of Frances Gay, of 921, 18th Avenue East, Calgary.
Uploader's Research notes:

Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site.

[Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion C Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20