GRAY, James Moorcroft
(Service number 4/1078)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18/08/1885 | Place of Birth | New South Wales, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 29 Hawkesbury Avenue, Saint Albans, Christchurch | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs L. GRAY (mother), 27 Hawkesbury Avenue, Saint Albans, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Divisional Signallers | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 May 1953 | Age | 51 yrs |
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Biographical Notes
Son of William Baird & Louisa GRAY, of Dubbo, New South Wales. Brother of William Moody GRAY killed in action in 1916 in Egypt.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [07 September 2013]
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