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Allan Gray

Allan Gray
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Unit at enlistment: 
11th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Wounded: 
Yes
Date of death: 
September 29th, 1918
Cemetery: 
Quarry Wood Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - III.A.6.
Commemorated at: 
Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Burford), St. John's Church (Cathcart), B.C.I. High School Memorial Plaque
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Brant
Birth city: 
Burford, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
Vancouver, British Columbia
Next of kin address: 
Burford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Banker
Employer: 
Bank of Montreal
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
29
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Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. Shortly after midday 29th September 1918, while leading his Company in the attack on the village of Sancourt, he was instantly killed by enemy shell fire. 

BX October 11, 1918

Lieutenant Allen Gray Killed in Action

Mr. Reginald Gray of Burford was advised today by cable that his son, Lieutenant Allan Gray had been killed in action. Lieut. Gray was a well-known Burford young man who enlisted at Vancouver in the British Columbia Horse. He had been wounded and after convalescing, returned to the front. He was accountant in the Bank of Montreal at Vancouver when he enlisted. The news of his death was received with widespread regret in the Burford district.

BX October 19, 1918

Much sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. R. Gray in the death of their son, Lieutenant Allan Gray, who was killed in action in France. He was a bright and sociable young man and had a host of friends here who learned of his death with profound regret. 

BX September 5, 1916

Lieutenant Allan Gray Reported Wounded

The official casualty list today gives the name of Lieuenant Allen Gray of Burford, as being slightly wounded but back on duty again. He is a son of Mr. Reginald Gray, and is well known in this district.

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