Blessé au combat
Lt Donald. Gray
Service No.
217390
Company:
Command
Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).
Gordon Highlanders
Date Wounded:
Wednesday, 19 July 1944
Details of wounds - (Based on War Diary etc.)
Wounded in attack on Troarn resulting in loss of arm.
Lieut. Gray was the Intelligence Officer for Command Company.
Gray was with the Commanding Officer on the first morning of the attack on Troarn. On the 19th July 1944, British troops tried to go forward with the support of tanks, Gray turned to check the firing of one of the tanks when a German anti-tank shell almost obliterated his upper left arm, leaving it barely hanging on. It would be amputated within days.
From KOSB's website.
Donald Gray was originally a film actor, appearing in The Four Feathers, Sword of Honour and We'll Meet Again with Vera Lynn. After the war he gained the starring role in Saber of London and was also the voice of the Mysterons in Captain Scarlet.
More information on Lt Gray can be found on the KOSB's website here
