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BRAY, George
(Service number N/N)

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Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date	5 April 1916	Age	37 years 11 months
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Carpenter
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Emily BRAY, Stafford Street, Timaru
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Military Service

Served with	New Zealand Armed Forces (?)	Served in
Military District

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Discharge

Date	19 July 1916	Reason	Medically unfit.

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Biographical Notes

George Bray, born at Timaru, enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 5 April 1916 at Sydney, New SouthWales. He was 37 years 11 months old and a carpenter, having served an apprenticeship of 4 years with his father at Timaru. George, single, named Emily Bray, Stafford Street, Timaru, as his next-of-kin. Private George Bray was discharged on 19 July 1916, medically unfit not due to his conduct. Who was George Bray?

Sources

Attestation Paper for Australian Imperial Force (National Archives of Australia) [2020]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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