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Son of Charles and Mary Jane Bray. Husband of Esther Winifred Bray, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas 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.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
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.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
L-R Mary Jane, John, Esther and Charles. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Thomas Bray
From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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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.
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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.
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St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003.
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L-R Mary Jane, John, Esther and Charles. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 257 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CASERTA WAR CEMETERY Italy
The town of Caserta, which is famous for its Royal Palace, designed by Vanvitelli in the middle of the 18th century to the order of Charles III of Bourbon, lies about 27 kilometres due north of Naples. The Palace served as headquarters for the Allied armies in Italy for the greater part of the duration of the Italian campaign.
If going by car visitors should take the highway to Naples, No.A2, and leave it at the Caserta Nord exit. Proceed to the first set of traffic lights and then turn left and continue along the main street eastward for 2.2 kilometres, past the Royal Palace. Just after the Royal Palace, about 0.2 kilometres, turn left at the main intersection (a piazza with round corners) and head north for 2.0 kilometres, following this street along the eastern edge of the Royal Gardens. After 2.0 kilometres, turn right and proceed directly westward for 0.8 kilometres, then turn southward down an incline. After a distance of 0.3 kilometres there will be a large Communal Cemetery located on the left; proceed to the main gates and the CWGC plot will be found at the end of this road. Cars may be parked within the Communal Cemetery grounds.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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