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Military service
Service number:
B/24060
Age:
37
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Irish Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Death:
August 6, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II, C, 5.
Additional information
Son of Charles and Mary Jane Bray. Husband of Esther Winifred Bray, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sergeant John Thomas Bray
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Photo of Jack Bray
Sergeant Jack Bray served with The Queen's Own Rifles from 1941 until 1944 before being sent to Italy to gain combat experience. He was a Company Sergeant Major in the QOR of C but went to Italy as a Corporal. This photo of Sgt Bray was taken in early 1943 at Wykehurst Park, Sussex, England, along with RSM Harry Fox and the other warrant officers of the battalion. He is listed in our Regimental Book of Remembrance for W.W. II. -
Memorial Tablet
John Thomas Bray's name is included on this memorial tablet in St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003. -
St. John's Anglican Church
St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Family Photo
L-R Mary Jane, John, Esther and Charles. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of JOHN THOMAS BRAY
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Grave marker
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Circumstances of death
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 257 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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