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Private David Gray

Portrait of a soldier wearing a peak hat. Chest pockets, buttons and collar dogs can be seen.

Pte. D. Gray
Ca. 1916. VAC. “David Gray.” CVWM. Accessed March 28, 2017.

Pte. D. Gray’s Grave, Great Britain. David Gray, Find-a-grave, Accessed March 29, 2017. Web.

 Pte. D. Gray’s Grave, Great Britain
CVWM. David Gray, Find-a-grave, Accessed March 29, 2017.

CEF no. 124644

Gray enlisted at the age of 40 with 70th Canadian Infantry Battalion, on 8 February 1916. Prior to the war, he worked as a carriage painter and lived with his wife Annie Gray in their home situated at 353 Oxford St., London, ON. Gray was transferred into the 39th Canadian Reserve Battalion after arriving in Great Britain in May 1916, and joined the 18th Btn. in the field at the end of August. He was wounded at the Somme in September 1916, and succumbed to his injuries on 23 November 1916 at Manor Court Hospital in Folkstone, Great Britain. David’s nephews, Roy Gray and Jack Imrie were able to attend the funeral.

He is commemorated on page 94 of the First World War Book of Remembrance (Memorial Chamber, Peace Tower, Parliament Hill).

Grave: Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Great Britain.