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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wray William
|Army number=4456313
|Rank=Pte
|Age=31
|Unit=DLI, T, no enlistment date, Trf Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS, Prisoner of War, presumed DIED whilst a Prisoner of War shortly after 28/2/45, Authority:- Casualty L. WOM/M/OR dated 4/6/46, B104/91 dated 5/6/46, Serial no. 90 dated 12/6/46.
|Prisoner of War=344, 10455
|Died/Killed in action=28-Feb-45
|Home address=Son of Robert and Catherine Wray, Husband of Mary Ann Wray, Gateshead. Commemorated on Panel 91, Dunkirk Memorial - which includes those captured with the B.E.F. but who died later as PoWs.
|Source table=1TS
}}

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 |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but probably Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS.  Served BEF.  Taken Prisoner of War.  Presumed to have DIED whilst a Prisoner of War shortly after 28/2/45, Authority:- Casualty L. WOM/M/OR dated 4/6/46, B104/91 dated 5/6/46, Serial no. 90 dated 12/6/46.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 |Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp Stalag VIIIB and Number 344.  Prisoner of War Number 10455.
 |Died/Killed in action=Died 28-Feb-45.  Commemorated on Panel 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]] - which includes those captured with the B.E.F. but who died later as PoWs.
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 }}
-As the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva was refusing to respond to WW2 research requests - thus denying access to the PoW Camp records of deaths in custody - it was not possible to ascertain whether Pte William Wray was buried and, if so, where.  Hopefully enquiries may
+As the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva was refusing to respond to WW2 research requests - thus denying access to the PoW Camp records of deaths in custody - it was not possible to ascertain whether Pte William Wray was buried and, if so, where.  Hopefully enquiries may be resumed allowing additional information to be entered on this Page.
 [[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]]

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 |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but probably Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS.  Served BEF.  Taken Prisoner of War.  Presumed to have DIED whilst a Prisoner of War shortly after 28/2/45, Authority:- Casualty L. WOM/M/OR dated 4/6/46, B104/91 dated 5/6/46, Serial no. 90 dated 12/6/46.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
-|Prisoner of War=Camp Number 344.  Prisoner Number 10455.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp Stalag VIIIB and Number 344.  Prisoner of War Number 10455.
 |Died/Killed in action=Died 28-Feb-45.  Commemorated on Panel 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]] - which includes those captured with the B.E.F. but who died later as PoWs.
 |Home address=Son of Robert and Catherine Wray, husband of Mary Ann Wray, Gateshead.  Lived at 17, Palmer Street, Gateshead.
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 }}
-As the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva is currently refusing to respond to WW2 research requests - thus denying access to the PoW Camp records of deaths in custody - it is not yet possible to ascertain whether Pte William Wray was buried and, if so, where.
+As the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva was refusing to respond to WW2 research requests - thus denying access to the PoW Camp records of deaths in custody - it was not possible to ascertain whether Pte William Wray was buried and, if so, where.  Hopefully enquiries may
 [[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]]

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 |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but probably Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS.  Served BEF.  Taken Prisoner of War.  Presumed to have DIED whilst a Prisoner of War shortly after 28/2/45, Authority:- Casualty L. WOM/M/OR dated 4/6/46, B104/91 dated 5/6/46, Serial no. 90 dated 12/6/46.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
-|Prisoner of War=344, 10455.
+|Prisoner of War=Camp Number 344.  Prisoner Number 10455.
-|Died/Killed in action=28-Feb-45.
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 28-Feb-45.  Commemorated on Panel 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]] - which includes those captured with the B.E.F. but who died later as PoWs.
-|Home address=Son of Robert and Catherine Wray, husband of Mary Ann Wray, Gateshead.  Commemorated on Panel 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]] - which includes those captured with the B.E.F. but who died later as PoWs.
+|Home address=Son of Robert and Catherine Wray, husband of Mary Ann Wray, Gateshead.  Lived at 17, Palmer Street, Gateshead.
 |Source table=1TS
 }}
-As the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva is currently refusing to respond to WW2 research requests - thus denying access to the PoW Camp records of deaths in custody - it is not yet possible to ascertain whether Pte Wray was buried and, if so, where.
+As the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva is currently refusing to respond to WW2 research requests - thus denying access to the PoW Camp records of deaths in custody - it is not yet possible to ascertain whether Pte William Wray was buried and, if so, where.
 [[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]]

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 |Date of Birth=Born 1913/14.
 |Age=31
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but probably Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS.  Served BEF.  Taken Prisoner of War, presumed to have DIED whilst a Prisoner of War shortly after 28/2/45, Authority:- Casualty L. WOM/M/OR dated 4/6/46, B104/91 dated 5/6/46, Serial no. 90 dated 12/6/46.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but probably Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS.  Served BEF.  Taken Prisoner of War.  Presumed to have DIED whilst a Prisoner of War shortly after 28/2/45, Authority:- Casualty L. WOM/M/OR dated 4/6/46, B104/91 dated 5/6/46, Serial no. 90 dated 12/6/46.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 |Prisoner of War=344, 10455.

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 |Prisoner of War=344, 10455.
 |Died/Killed in action=28-Feb-45.
-|Home address=Son of Robert and Catherine Wray, husband of Mary Ann Wray, Gateshead.  Commemorated on Panel 91, Dunkirk Memorial - which includes those captured with the B.E.F. but who died later as PoWs.
+|Home address=Son of Robert and Catherine Wray, husband of Mary Ann Wray, Gateshead.  Commemorated on Panel 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]] - which includes those captured with the B.E.F. but who died later as PoWs.
 |Source table=1TS
 }}