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Record #23434
Name :
: Reginald RAY (1894 - 1917)
  aka : Private Ray


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Nov 1894

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 12 May 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Berkshire, Reading
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Ruitz
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 May 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Reginald Ray. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Reginald Ray
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1894
Registration District: Reading
Inferred County: Berkshire
Volume: 2c
Page: 368

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RAY
Given Name: Reginald
Age: 12
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-05-21
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1908-05-31
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario
Comments: Mr. Lloyd in charge of 109 girls and 219 boys, girls to Peterborough
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-493
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers signed 24 Feb 1916 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Reginald Ray was born 5 Nov 1894 in Reading, England. He was a Farmer in Webb, Saskatchewan by trade. His Next of Kin was his Aunt, Mrs. Lambeth of 85 Cambridge Street, Warwick Square, London, England. 5'6" in height with blue eyes and brown hair, he had three scars on his left leg, two above the knee and one below. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action at the Corps Reserve in Ruitz, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His original Next of Kin notification was returned, an additional address to Miss. G. Wilkins of 9 Campana Road, Pulham, London, England was added. He was buried in La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: II. A. 18.
The cemetery was originally known as Aux-Rietz Military Cemetery.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56437919 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-17 10:16:36 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-17 10:17:22 /

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3109 ACASTER, Ebenezer William1867ENG, BRK, Newbury, Stockcross Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
13740 ALLUM, Elizabeth1889ENG, BRK, Easthampstead Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
6641 ANDERTON, Albert1912ENG, BRK, Reading Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6642 ANDERTON, Charles 1912ENG, BRK, Reading Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
7372 ANSELL, Thomas 1881ENG, BRK, Newbury Nov 1891 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
23615 APPLEFORD, Harry 1921ENG, BRK, Reading May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
17082 ATKINS, Francis Henry1878ENG, BRK, Reading Apr 1891 : Parisian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3282 AUSTIN, George Henry1889ENG, BRK, Maidenhead Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
3620 AVERILL, Ernest John1894ENG, BRK, Reading Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
10194 BEGGS, George Henry1895ENG, BRK, Cookham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
21694 CARTER, John Nelson1888ENG, BRK, Watchfield Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13840 CARTER, Thomas1882ENG, BRK, Watchfield May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
21693 CARTER, William Henry1886ENG, BRK, Watchfield May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4685 CLARIDGE, Edward William 1908ENG, BRK, Binfield  Apr 1923 : Antonia CAN Salvation Army  
12349 COXHEAD, Fanny1877ENG, BRK, Hungerford Aug 1889 : Caspian CAN Barnardos  
26273 DEARLOVE, Kenneth1921ENG, BRK, Reading Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21147 ELLIOTT, Albert Cecil1909ENG, BRK, Abingdon May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21146 ELLIOTT, Evelyn Violet1910ENG, BRK, Reading May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21145 ELLIOTT, Hilda Gladys1908ENG, BRK, Reading May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11968 FAIRFAX, Kate Annie1897ENG, BRK, Denchworth Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12020 FELDWICK, Henry1862ENG, BRK, Windsor Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
27050 FOX, George1917ENG, BRK, Wokingham Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes Pinjarra1929  
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3927 ISAACS, Frederick Reginald1910ENG, BRK, Newbury May 1922 : Orsova AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13903 LANGLEY, William1873ENG, BRK, Cookham Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
26259 MAY, Frederick John1928ENG, BRK, Hungerford, Reading Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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