Herbert
Greay
Born in Pingelly, Western Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Michael Stephen Greay
and Margaret (McDonald) Greay
Brother of
Alice Lenore (Greay) Tindall, Regline (Greay) Arcus, Esther (Greay) Donovan, Mona (Greay) Haseldine and Samson Greay
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 30
in France
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Biography
GREAY Herbert : Service Number - 438
Place of Birth - Pingelly WA : Place of Enlistment - Beverley WA
Next of Kin - (Father) GREAY Michael Stephen
GREAY.—On July 29, 1916, in action, previously
reported missing at Posieres, Corporal Herbert and Private Samson Grey of C Company, 28th Battalion, the dearly beloved and only sons of Mr. M. S. Greay, Flinders-street. Leederville, and brothers of Miss A. L. Greay, Leederville.
- They answered their country's call.
We think of them in silence, their, names we oft recall.
There's nothing left to answer But their photos on the wall.
—Inserted by their loving father and sister.
Family Notices (1917, July 30). The West Australian
(Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved April 5, 2021
People – LifeTree
- Beverley Boys at the Front. (1915, December 25). [1]
- Beverley Boys at the Front. (1915, December 25). [1]
- The following extracts, are from a letter received from Sergt. C. J. Skipworth, who is at present convalescing in hospital at Malta, where at time of writing November 11), he expected to spend Christmas:—
- On the 30th September or thereabouts we had quite a meeting of Beverley boys. Albert Townsend and King Bellingham came round from Anzac to where we were posted and dug me up. After five or ten minutes I had a "dug out" full of them. There were the two mentioned, Alex. Blechynden, Jack Burgoyne, Eddie Greay, his brother, J. T. Greene, (who used to be at Tom Jones' Hotel) and myself, making eight all told. We spent quite a pleasant couple of hours together
Sources
- ↑ (1915, December 25). The Beverley Times
(WA : 1905 - 1977), p. 2. Retrieved December 24, 2020
- Greay Herbert | Michel | Mcdonald Margarett | Beverley | 28869 | 1886
- © Copyright National Archives of Australia
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