Hubert Archibald "Hub" Gray (1928 – 9 November 2018) was a Canadian military officer and author. Gray enlisted with the

Canadian Scottish Regiment The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The regiment is in Victoria, Nanaimo, and Courtenay, British Columbia. It is part of the ...

as an officer candidate after the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. During the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

he served as a lieutenant with the Second Battalion,

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI, generally referred to as the Patricias) is one of the three Regular Force infantry regiments of the Canadian Army of the Canadian Armed Forces. Formed in 1914, it is named for Princess Patrici ...

(PPCLI). He led a mortar platoon in the

Battle of Kapyong The Battle of Kapyong (; 22–27 April 1951), also known as the Battle of Jiaping (), was fought during the Korean War between United Nations Command (UN) forces—primarily Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand—and the 118th and 60th Divisio ...

. In 2003 Gray published a memoir on the Korean War, ''Beyond the Danger Close''.

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Hub Gray fonds
PPCLI
Veteran Stories: Hub Gray
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Hub 2018 deaths Canadian Army personnel of World War II Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) officers Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry officers Canadian military personnel of the Korean War