Son of Lincoln and Clara Fray, of 45, Greendale Road, Port Sublight, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Native of Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. A Farnworth man who went down with HMS Viknor, an armed merchant cruiser, off the north coast of Ireland. Body not recovered for burial.
Fray, Matthew –
Personal details
- Surname: Fray
- Forename: Matthew
- Date of birth: June 13th, 1895
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 13th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Able Seaman
- Unit: HMS Viknor.
- Service number: Mersey 4/49 (Dev)
- Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
- Enlistment date: August 11th, 1914 - 1914-08-11
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Hollands School Farnworth WWI Memorial
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK
- CWGC reference: 8
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 26/02/1915