Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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William John GRAY
Private 41205 William John GRAY
11st Battalion, Manchester Regiment,
formerly 28811, South Lancashire Regiment
Died of Wounds, Thursday 3rd October 1918, No.1 Casualty Clearing Station, Boisleux-Au-Mont, France, age 30
| Home address: | 3 Gregory Street, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1888, Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Parents: | Eliza Gray and William Gray 22 Taylor Street, Duckinfield, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Hannah Downhill Gray (née Downhill) 3 Gregory Street, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Cotton Operative |
| Enlisted: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France, plot VIII, row A, grave 96. |
| Link to Hyde: | Enlisted in Hyde |
He was accidentally Injured at 4pm on the 23rd October 1916. Private Willaim Gray was wounded during a bombing practice exercise on the outskirts of Fransce Village. A mills grenade was thrown badly, hit the top of his trench and fell back into the trench. The grenade exploded with shrapnel going into Private Gray's right thigh and causing a puncture wound. He was sent to No.34 Field Ambulance for treatment.
He died in 1918 of a wound to the abdomen.