Vivian Stanford Gray

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First Name: 
Vivian
Middle Name: 
Stanford
Last Name: 
Gray
Date of Birth: 
Thursday, February 28, 1895
Mother's Name: 
Christina Gray
Father's Name: 
James Gray
Date Enlisted: 
Monday, August 30, 1915
Rank at Enlistment: 
Private
Rank at Discharge: 
Corporal
Unit: 
20th Battalion
Company: 
A
Service: 
Infantry
Awards: 
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Date of Death: 
Wednesday, July 24, 1968
Place of Death: 
Wollongong, N.S.W.
Details: 

Vivian Stanford Gray (Service No 3982), was single, 20 years old, worked as a carter, lived in Wollongong, N.S.W., and had served 2 years with the 37th Militia.

Vivian embarked on HMAT A14 Euripides, with 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement, on 2nd November 1915. He was put ashore in Melbourne, due to illness, then re-embarked arriving in Egypt, on 26th February 1916. Vivian arrived in France, and was wounded in action on 29th July 1916. He was evacuated to hospital for treatment of a gun shot wound to his thigh, returning to duty on 25th November 1916. 

Vivian served on the Western Front, until 3rd May 1917, when he was wounded a second time. He was treated for shrapnel wounds to his right leg, returning to duty on 4th June 1917. Vivian was promoted to Lance Corporal, on 22nd October 1917, and promoted to Corporal, on 8th July 1918.

On 31st August 1918, the 20th Battalion was attacking, at Mont Saint Quentin, France, when Vivian was reported as missing. He was found to be a prisoner of war, and possibly wounded. Vivian was repatriated to England on 9th January 1919, and returned to Australia, in April 1919. He was discharged on 1st June 1919.

In 1922, Vivian married Amy Flood, in Wollongong, N.S.W. 

Vivian died in Wollongong, N.S.W., in 1968.

Sources: 
NAA: B2455, GRAY V S

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