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Joseph Dockray
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Dec 20, 1878
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Born at Leeds, Yorkshire England
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Nov 19, 1915
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Attested into the 76th Battalion at
Milton Ontario (Attestation Papers were actually signed at Barrie Ontario)
Ø Number 142534
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs J Dockray (wife) of Milton Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Brickyard Foreman
Ø Previous military experience given as 12 years in Royal Engineers
Ø Stated to currently be a member of the active Militia (20th
Regiment, Halton Rifles)
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “Base Detail”
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Apr 23, 1916
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Embarked the Empress of Britain at Halifax
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May 5, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Jun 28, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 29, 1916
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Arrived at No 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) and TOS 21st Battalion
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Jul 12, 1916
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Left 2 CIBD to join unit
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Jul 13, 1916
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Sep 15, 1916
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First reported missing after action, then
reported missing, presumed dead.
Because
he has no know grave, he is commemorated on the Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France
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British War Medal, Victory Medal, Death
Plaque, Scroll and Memorial Cross sent to wife at 21 Graham Ave., Toronto Ontario
Memorial Cross sent to mother, Mrs Mary
Dockray, at 12 Princess St, Brantford Ontario.
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2010
For the 7 nights leading
up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected onto the
Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At the same
time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across Belgium and
Canada. The image above shows the opening
ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the left is the
name of Joseph Dockray being projected on that wall.
Below right shows the name being broadcast to the schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night
9,700 names were shown.
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