Name
Arthur Gray (MM) *1
1895
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
10/08/1918
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Rifleman
301633
London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
5th (City of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Military Medal
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BEACON CEMETERY, SAILLY-LAURETTE
III. E. 22.
France
Headstone Inscription
None
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Bishop's Stortford memorials, Rickling War Memorial, Essex
Pre War
Arthur Sebastian Gray was born in 1895 in Rickling Green, Essex, (nr Bishops Stortford) to William and Jane Gray . On the 1911 Census he was living with his family at Rickling and working as a Grocer's apprentice.
Wartime Service
He also served in the 5th Btn, London Regiment under Reg. No. 2519.
He received the Military Medal which was awarded for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire. He died on 10 August 1918, probably during the Battle of Amiens.
Additional Information
His father William received a war gratuity of £13 10s and pay owing of £11 19s 8d.633.
*1 the Military Medal is not recorded on the CWGC website.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
