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Goldwin William Gray - 333874

  • Writer: Sean Maas-Stevens
    Sean Maas-Stevens
  • Feb 13
  • 1 min read

Ribbons for the British War Medal and Victory Medal
Ribbons for the British War Medal and Victory Medal

               Goldwin William Gray was born on 23 March 1897 to Alec and Christina Gray in Lambton County, Ontario.  He left his studies and enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 19 May 1916.  He began as a Private with the 63rd Depot Battery. Depending on which unit he served with, his documents bore the equivalent rank (Gunner in the Artillery, Driver in the Ammunition Column).


              Private Gray deployed England, arriving in Liverpool on 2 November 1916 and joined the 3rd Division Ammunition Column (DAC).  In December, he deployed to France as a Driver with the 3rd DAC.


              In August of 1918, Private Gray suffered a shrapnel wound to his right shoulder.  He returned to England to recover, being released from the hospital on 12 October 1917.  He moved to the 2nd Canadian Convalescent Depot to further recover.  He remained in England until the end of the war.


              In December 1918, Private Gray was posted to Kinmel Park Camp to await repatriation.  He returned to Canada and was discharged from the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 7 February 1919.  He intended to live in Courtright, Ontario following the war.


              After the War, Goldwin William Gray completed medical training, and worked as a physician.  He passed away on 23 September 1984 in Markdale, Ontario.  He is buried alongside his wife, Eileen Mary Frise Gray, in the Markdale Cemetery.


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