Rifleman

Robert Ray

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Kathleen Ray.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

A memorial headstone for Robert is erected in the Ray family plot in the Clareville Cemetery in Carterton. Robert's mother and father are buried in this plot.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26/1689
Name:
Robert Ray
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Ray (brother), Gladstone, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
30 March 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
45
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. D. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Ray
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