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William Dray
Colonel William J. Dray was commissioned in 1910.
| Colonel William Dray | |
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| Rank | Colonel |
Appointments
| Appointment | Rank | From | Until |
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| Territorial Public Relations Secretary and National Campaign Director - Canada and Bermuda Territory | (1945) | January 5, 1948 | |
| Chief Secretary - Canada and Bermuda Territory | Colonel | January 5, 1948 | August 24, 1950 |
| Chief of the Staff - International Headquarters | Commissioner | 1957 | 1961 |
Dray served for three years in Field operations and was then appointed to the Immigration and Colonization work at Headquarters in Toronto.
Colonel Dray was associated for twenty-seven years with the Army's Colonization work and ten years was Resident Secretary for Canada in this department. During that period, he was responsible for the reception, settlement and placement of more than 200,000 British persons, including families. single women, youths for farms,
In 1939, Colonel Dray was appointed to take charge of Red Shield War Services which had come into being at the beginning of hostilities. He has travelled widely, speaking to many clubs and organizations, and addressing public meetings from coast to coast.
In 1941, at the request of the Department of National Defense, Colonel Dray accompanied representatives of the three services to Newfoundland for the purpose of establishing Auxiliary Service Centersin that area. Later in the same year, the Colonel inspected Salvation Army War Services in Great Britain and on the continent. For his untiring work on behalf of Canadian Servicemen he was awarded the O.B.E.