Edward Chester Wray

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

270032

Unit at enlistment:

4th Pioneer Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

January 21st, 1918

Cemetery:

Lapugnoy Military Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - VI.B.4.

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Lancashire

Birth city:

Kirkham

Address at enlistment:

48 Main Street West, Galt, Ontario

Next of kin address:

1 Limes Avenue, Darwen, Lancashire, England

Trade or calling:

Stone cutter

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Cause and Place of Death: Died, Pneumonia. No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station

BX February 1, 1918

Private Edward Chester Wray Succumbed to Pneumonia

Word has been received of the death by pneumonia of Private Edward Chester (Teddy) Wray, formerly of the 215th Battalion, who was transferred on arrival in England to the 4th Engineers in France. He was formerly employed as a stonecutter in this city and lived at 256 West Mill Street. A widow and two children are left, the family being now resident in England.