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Browse via Object (Ref Nᵒ 1204) For a higher quality version, please click the thumbnail above ** Filesize = 4.27 MB **   Date   Saturday 27th February 2016     Promoter   EAST BELFAST AND THE GREAT WAR     Location   Belfast Collection Ref   A - 001    Collection ID 91 Objects 54 Description   Artefact relating to - Rifleman Frederick Gray, 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles Classification   Certificate Unique Object ID 1204 Description   Certificate - Ex "A" Specials' Association - Reverse Notice: Undefined variable: OBJECT_Description in /var/www/html/LivingLegacies/DigitalArchive/Browse/Object/Summary_OfObjectDetails.php on line 34     Additional Information   Rifleman 2nd Assistant Instructor, School of Signaling, Frederick Gray was born in 1897. He joined the Army in Newtownards and enlisted on 5th August 1914, Frederick was wounded 3 times and gassed twice in the trenches.  He won the 1914-15 Star, British War, Victory Medals and Chevrons, one red and two blue (Chevrons represent active service overseas, the red represents 1914 and the blue represents 1915).  Frederick served for 4years and 200 days and was wounded in both Ypres and the Somme during the second wave.  When home on sick leave in 1916 he was mobilised by train from Belfast to Dublin. The unit he was with had to fight from Connolly Station up to the GPO on O'Connell Street. He was billeted at the Curragh training the English soldiers in signals for a period of time. We're still trying to find records of this.  He married in August 1918 and was demobilised in 1919. After the war he joined the Special Constabulary in Downpatrick and became secretary to the Police Commisioner, but following tensions and some difficulty moved the family (5children at that time) to Belfast. He was a tram driver but also worked with an organisation called Toc H.  He died at the ripe old age of 90 after a life of lung problems due to the 'Kaiser's gas'.      Other objects in the same collection Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Photograph Photograph Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph Postcard Postcard Certificate Certificate Photograph Photograph Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph Photograph

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