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Major JOHN RAY

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Field Artillery

2nd Div. Ammunition Col.

Date of Death

Died 05 October 1918

Age 41 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY

V. B. 13.

France

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  • Country of Service Australian
  • Awards Distinguished Service Order
  • Additional Info Son of George and Jane Ray; husband of Elsie Ray, of 35A, Coventry St., South Melbourne, Australia.
  • Personal Inscription HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE A SOLDIER & A HERO
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Buried or commemorated at

TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2139
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