Born
in
Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 23
in
France
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Biography
Percy Dray was born in Kent, England.
Percy Dray was born in 1894 in England. [1][2][3] He was the son Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Dray, of Gravesend, Kent.
He enlisted in August 1917 to serve his country in the First World War.
[2]Lance Corporal Percy Dray was killed in action during World War II.
Lance Corporal Percy Dray served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): 5th BN, Royal Berks Regiment
Service ended:
He died in France in 1917 and was interred at Avesnes-le-Comte Cemetery Extension.[2]
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 4 August 2023)
Dray, Percy John (Mother's maiden name: Brister).
GRO Reference: 1894 Jul-Aug-Sep in Gravesend Volume 02A Page 501.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Commonwealth War Graves," Commwealth War Graves Commission, Web (www.cwgc.org, accessed 12 Jun 2023) Casualty details.
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F9P-2S7 : 1 October 2014), Percy John Dray, 1894; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Gravesend, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
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