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207066 Walter Henry Gray Canadian Expeditionary Force 2nd Canadian from:Winnepeg, Canada Walter Henry Gray was my great uncle, brother to my maternal grandmother. Of English birth, the Gray family moved to Ireland around 1910. Walter and his brother Christopher took a boat to Canada in 1912. Walter settled in Winnipeg and in 1915 he signed up to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force and on Sept 14th 1915, he was to be found in Arras, France. He was a coachman by trade so, naturally, the Army found him a position as a blacksmith. In February 1916 he was injured when his Colonel's horse kicked him in the knee. He continued to work nursing the injury until March 1917, now 'smithing' in Belgium. He was finally sent to Etaples Hospital (France) and onwards to the UK for treatment. On June 24th 1918 he was sent back to Canada, being declared unfit for work. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**