We remember Aubrey William Gracy

We remember Aubrey William Gracy

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Wilkesport Ontario Canada Source:5953633 25th December 1895
1915
dates Age 20 Source:5953633 28th September 1915
1915
enlistment Sarnia Canada Source:5953633 28th September 1915
1915
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Trooper 226098 Candian Mounted Rifles Royal Canadian Dragoons Source:5953633 28th September 1915 - 8th August 1918
1918
marriage Winifred Rose Source:5953633 24th July 1918 - 8th August 1918
1918
marriage Winifred Rose Source:9165357 24th July 1918
1918
location Shornecliffe Camp Folkestone United Kingdom military residence address Source:9165357 24th July 1918
1918
awards Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) British Award/Decoration Source:5953633 8th August 1918
employment Butcher Source:5953633
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 226098 Source:5953633
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Trooper 226098 Royal Canadian Dragoons Source:7541384
1918
death Killed in Action Felled by a machine gun bullet whilst taking part in a cavalry charge Beaucourt-en-Santerre France Source:7541384 Source:9163426 8th August 1918
burial Vimy Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais Unknown. Although there is a military cemetary just outside Beaucourt which contains the remains of one unknown Canadian soldier France Source:7541384 Source:9163426

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Aubrey William
Initials AW
Last Name Gracy
Source 7541384
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Shornecliffe Camp Folkestone United Kingdom military residence address known 24th July 1918
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 226098
Canadian Expeditionary Force 226098 Royal Canadian Dragoons Trooper
Canadian Expeditionary Force 226098 Candian Mounted Rifles Royal Canadian Dragoons Trooper
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Catherine Meyers mother
William Gracy father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Winifred Rose wife 24th July 1918
Winifred Rose wife 24th July 1918
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Blue Light Brown
DateHeightSource
1915-09-28 5'6"

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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Record of death in action David130146
Marriage Certificate David130146

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