Private William Reay

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Reay, William

Place of birth: Crewe Cheshire England

Next of kin: Maud Reay, wife. 15 Castle Street, Burnley, England

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Labourer

Occupation (normalized): Labourer

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1916-06-01

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 10

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 477764

Highest Rank: Private (Royal Canadian Regiment)

Rank detail

Private, Royal Canadian Regiment (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 1595472

LAC ID: 590977

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B8130-S053

Uploader's Notes:

Husband of Maud Reay (nee Boughey) married September 13, 1897 of 15 Castle Street, Burnley, England

Had previously served for 12 years in the Cheshire Regiment and for 3 years 138 days in the Royal Green Jackets.

Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and this man is mentioned on the CWGC site [Private Army Canadian Infantry Royal Canadian Regiment ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2022-03-13