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<p>Created page with &quot;{{Personnel |Surname and forenames=Gray David Alexander |Army number=38822 |Rank=Major |Date of birth=2/10/1906 |Age=0 |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th Bn D...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Personnel<br /> |Surname and forenames=Gray David Alexander<br /> |Army number=38822<br /> |Rank=Major<br /> |Date of birth=2/10/1906<br /> |Age=0<br /> |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th Bn DLI 3/12/1927, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI, Attached to HQ 50th Division, Posted 8th Bn DLI, B.E.F., Various staff appointments, Relinquished Commission 11/9/1950 retaining the rank of Major.<br /> |Company/Battery=Bn HQ<br /> |Task or role=Battalion second-in-command<br /> |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939<br /> |Promotions=Lt 3/12/1930, Captain 25/3/1931, Major 10/5/1939<br /> |Died/Killed in action=16/8/1983<br /> |Home address=Son of A.J. Gray of Bowes House, Fencehouses, County Durham. Agent for the Lambton Estates.<br /> |Source table=11DLI<br /> }}</div>

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