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William John Gray

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Wedding Photo, ST Patricks Cathedral, Auckland

Wedding Photo 1942

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John AWMM
  • Surname
    Gray AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 406025 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 December 1911 Public source
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 25 Clonbern Road, Remuera AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. Margaret Gray (mother), 25 Clonbern Road, Remuera AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 14 March 1941 Public source
    Age 29 AWMM
    Clerk Public source
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWII AWMM
      5 Feet 6 Inches AWMM
    • Hair colour, WWII AWMM
      Dark AWMM
    • Eye colour, WWII AWMM
      Hazel AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Hugh Henry and Margaret (nee Shields) Gray.

    Did not embark in WW2. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Military Personnel file AWMM
      Selected papers AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Special Air Service (SAS) Squadron - Malaya - Nominal roll (persons returns from overseas) [1957], Archives New Zealand, CAJN 41/3/6 [R21234079] AWMM

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21 January 2016GREG AucklandChild

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