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BRAY, Arthur Palmer
(Service number 25/486)

Aliases
First Rank Rifleman Last Rank

Birth

Date 2 April 1897 Place of Birth Akaroa

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Fireman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Unknown
Next of Kin Mrs F. H. BRAY (mother), 40 Dee Street, Timaru
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 3rd Battalion, A Company
Date 5 February 1916
Transport Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Embarked From Wellington Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

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No information

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Actions Prior to Capture
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Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 4 October 1977 Age
Place of Death
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Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Arthur Palmer BRAY. Arthur returned home on Draft No. 221 on the Hororata which was due in Wellington on the 13 March 1919. As soon as the Hororata reached Wellington, the South Island men travelled to Lyttelton and then on to Timaru by a special express, which was decorated with flags and red, white and blue bunting, while painted on the front was "welcome home". They arrived in Timaru on 16 March 1919 to an rousing reception by the crowd packed into Station Street. They were addressed by Mr J. Craigie, M.P., and the Deputy Mayor, welcomed back and complimented on all they had done for the Empire and freedom. The National Anthem was played before being taken home in decorated cars.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [24 January 2014]; Timaru Herald, 5 March 1919, 17 March 1919 (Papers Past) [09 September 2014]

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