Grey, Herbert Edward

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg,Herbert Edmund Allen Grey, Edward

Service Number Number 1543 1494 Service Killed in Action21st 19thJune May 1915 Died of Wounds 1916 Gallipoli Peninsula 8th Casualty Clearing Station, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Grey, Herbert Edward

SERVICE NO

1543

UNIT

18th Battalion/ 1st Rienf.

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

23 yrs 8 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Mosman, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Bushman

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

12 Apr 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

Nil

NEXT OF KIN

Mother;- Mrs Alice Grey, 16 Maritime Street. Bow, Common Lane, London East.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’6¼”. Weight-128lbs. Chest-30-33”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Dk Brown. Tattoo both forearms

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

21 Jun 1916-

DIED

21 Jun 1916- 8th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 4.15 pm from multiple wounds/ head, legs, arm & back.

BURIED

Bailleul Cemetery Plot 2 Row 6 Gve 177 by Rev A F Fenn

MEDALS

1914-15 Star-26612, British War Medal-12292, Victory Medal-12233. Memorial Plaque & Scroll -310631.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

3 Rings/

WILL

Beneficiary;- Mother

Gosford Times 31st May 1917 KULNURA (From Our Correspondent) On Sunday afternoon last a Memorial Service was held at Kulnura for the soldiers of the district who had lately fallen at the war, viz., Wm L C Harris, Bert Grey, Norman John Gibson. Mayson Penn, and M Whitehead. The service was conducted by the Rev S Wedge, of Gosford. It was largely attended, and impressive in character. Mr W H Kelynack ably presided at the organ. A short resume of the life of each departed soldier was read, and reference made to the sterling worth of each one's character, and at the conclusion of the service the "Dead March" in Saul was played whilst all remained silently standing, after which the National Anthem was sung. The service and solemnity will long be remembered by those who attended.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 4711300

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