An auction house (in Staffordshire) I buy from frequently had some 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers medals in their last sale. The recipient apparently came from Amble, one William Gray.
So I now have his 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal. He would be entitled to a Silver British War Medal (which is missing). Bizarrely, same auction, in another lot was a British War Medal to another William Gray, also Northumberland Fusiliers; but a different number and battalion. I'm wondering if they are related?
I'll jot down my findings as I go in this thread - it's quite a good medium for notes, also someone else might know something regarding the life and times of our William Grays.
