Wray William Pte 4456313
Personnel Entry
Name Wray William
Army number 4456313
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 31 at the time of his death.
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, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Norther France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on or around 20/5/1940. 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.
Company/Battery A Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded Yes - no details as yet.
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.
Source table 1TS
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.
