BORN NORTH FERRIBY, 1897. SON OF FRED & KATE EVA GRAY, GROVE HILL, HESSLE. LIVED IN HULL AT TIME OF ENLISTMENT. WORKED AS A MILK BOY.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINED THE HULL PALS. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. DIED OF WOUNDS 25/04/1918, AGED 21.
COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM. COMMEMORATED ON THE ST JOHNS CHURCH ROLL OF HOUR, NEWALNDS, HULL
HIS NAME IS ALSO RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH.
| Name | George William Gray |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | North Ferriby, Yorks |
| Residence | Hessle |
| Death Date | 25 Apr 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 13/774 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
GEORGE WILLIAM
Regiment:
Military Number:
13/774
Rank:
Private
Date Died
25/04/1918
Place died:
Hull Northern Cemetery, Chanterlands Avenue, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
21
