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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21479 RAY, Ernest William1896 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
5882 RAY, Louisa1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
23434 RAY, Reginald1894ENG, BRK, Reading May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos