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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Born in Brunswick, Victoria.
Born in Brunswick, Victoria, the son of R. S. Gray, Esq..


Gray was appointed to the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} from 10 April 1905.
Gray was appointed to the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} from 10 April 1905.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref>


Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 February, 1909.
Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 28 February, 1909.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref>


Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 28 February, 1917.
Gray was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 28 February, 1917.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref>


Gray was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 25 November, 1930.
From March 1922 into 1938, Gray would hold a series of appointments in the [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Ordnance Department]].  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 25 November, 1930.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref>


==World War II==
==World War II==
From 1939, Gray worked in the Ordnance Inspection Department.
From 1939, Gray worked in the Ordnance Inspection Department.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref>


Gray was granted the confirmed rank of {{CaptRN}} upon his reversion to the Retired List on 8 August, 1948.
Gray was granted the confirmed rank of {{CaptRN}} upon his reversion to the Retired List on 8 August, 1948.<ref>Gray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/264.|}} f. 266.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 16:05, 30 April 2023

File:Oswald Gray Magnificent.jpg
Gray as an Midshipman in Magnificent, c. 1905.
From official officers' photograph in album of George Napier Tomlin.

Captain (retired) Oswald Stannus Gray, R.N. (7 August, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Brunswick, Victoria, the son of R. S. Gray, Esq..

Gray was appointed to the battleship Magnificent from 10 April 1905.[1]

Gray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 February, 1909.[2]

Gray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 February, 1917.[3]

From March 1922 into 1938, Gray would hold a series of appointments in the Naval Ordnance Department. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 25 November, 1930.[4]

World War II

From 1939, Gray worked in the Ordnance Inspection Department.[5]

Gray was granted the confirmed rank of Captain upon his reversion to the Retired List on 8 August, 1948.[6]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
  2. Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
  3. Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
  4. Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
  5. Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.
  6. Gray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/264. f. 266.