Charles Ronald Gray1

(circa 1923 - 18 October 1944)
FatherJohn Gray1
MotherJane Clapperton Scott1 (c Sep 1887 - )
     Charles Ronald Gray was born circa 1923 at Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, .1,2 He was the son of John Gray and Jane Clapperton Scott.1 Charles Ronald Gray died on 18 October 1944 at Holland, .1 He was buried after 18 October 1944 at Valkenswaard War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Holland, .1,3

Research Notes

  • Charles Ronald Gray Service number 6216725, private of The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's). Born Newcastle-on-Tyne. Residence: London N. Died 18 Oct 1944 in the Western Europe Campaign (1944/45). in 1944.4
  • He was Subject to research by the Erfgoed 40-45 organisation in Holland who are looking into the families of people buried in the Valkenswaard War Cemetery. on 30 October 2019.5

Citations

  1. [S128] CWGC, online http://www.cwgc.org/default.asp, Private Charles Ronald GRAY, service number 6216725, died 18/10/1944, aged 21. 2nd battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Parents John and Jane Gray. Buried at the Valkenswaard War Cemetry at Noord-Brabant, netherlads. Cemetry reference II.C.4.
  2. [S117] National Birth Registration, BIRTH Charles Ronald Gray, Scott, GRO Reference: 1923 D Quarter in TYNEMOUTH Volume 10B Page 455.
  3. [S1226] Corné J.Th. Kolsteren, "History of the GRAY Family - Sources," e-mail to Christopher Gray, 30 Oct 2019.
  4. [S1057] FindMypast, online https://www.findmypast.co.uk/, Army Roll of Honour 1939-45 database © Naval and Military Press Ltd 2010.
  5. [S1226] Corné J.Th. Kolsteren, "History of the GRAY Family - Sources," e-mail to Christopher Gray, 30 Oct 2019, "Our foundation researches, preserves and educates everything about World War 2 in the vicinity of the villages of Valkenswaard and Waalre in the Netherlands. One of our big projects is researching the soldiers who are buried at the Valkenswaard War Cemetery. For this we are always looking for relatives, information and photos of these men. We do this to give them a background story and helping to commemorate them.
    Now i am searching for information about private Charles R. Gray" The e-mail gives a lot of further information.