Search results Next record Previous record Māori Francis Ray Born 6 April 1880 - Died 23 August 1955 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 7/359A AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 6th (Hauraki) Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesFrancis AWMM SurnameRay AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 7/359A AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth6 April 1880 AWMM Bradford, England AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 12 August 1914 AWMM Dannevirke, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationBanker/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMiss A.A. Ray (sister), Beattie Street, Feilding, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignSomme AWMM 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 7/359A AWMM Military serviceFoxton Infantry Volunteers (3 years) AWMM Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles (11/359) AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 12 August 1914 AWMM Age 34 AWMM Banker/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 October 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Trooper AWMM Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM Main Body AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 9 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 156 pounds AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Dark AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Hazel AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Black AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Wounded in the left arm on 25 September 1916. AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Convalesced at Hornchurch, England. AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Emphysema AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 9 December 1917 AWMM No longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service. AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 6th (Hauraki) Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › The Auckland Museum Library's manuscripts collection holds a copy of a transcript of a war diary kept by Ray from 1 January to 23 September 1916. [Ref. 2003/134]11/359 Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles. 7/359 1914, Transferred to Canterbury Mounted Rifles. 7/359a transferred to AIB, 1st, 6th Hauraki Company AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death23 August 1955 AWMM Age 75 AWMM Waihi, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryWaihi Public Cemetery, Hauraki District, New Zealand AWMM RSA Section AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Francis Ray by laying a poppy. Edward Robert Middleton Ray Eldon Ralph Ray Francis Ray Franklyn Kenneth Ray Frederick Ray Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Francis Ray Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects First World War diary of Francis Ray, 1916 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives 2003/134 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20804378 Further Reference DocumentsBank of New Zealand officers who enlisted for military service in the First World War. Research completed by Paul Hickford (2014-2017). AWMM Ray, Francis. War diary, 1916. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2003/134. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
