▁John ▁Will ough by ▁Gray ▁MB E ▁( 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁actor ▁of ▁stage ▁and ▁screen . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Will ough by ▁Gray ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁his ▁mother , ▁Mary ▁Hend erson ; ▁his ▁father , ▁John ▁Gray , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁in ▁Ira q ▁soon ▁after ▁his ▁birth . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Mary ▁rem ar ried ▁and ▁Will ough by ▁became ▁the ▁steps on ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Henry ▁P own all . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁Gray ▁served ▁with ▁distinction ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁with ▁G H Q ▁L ia ison ▁Regiment ▁( Ph antom ). ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁in ▁Europe ▁he ▁commanded ▁a ▁reconna issance ▁unit ▁with ▁ 1 1 th ▁Arm oured ▁Division . ▁For ▁his ▁gall ant ▁and ▁distinguished ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Europe ▁campaign , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁MB E . ▁His ▁recommendation ▁reads : ▁Captain ▁Gray ▁has ▁commanded ▁a ▁divis ional ▁pat rol ▁with ▁out standing ▁success ▁throughout ▁the ▁campaign . ▁The ▁resource ▁and ▁initi ative ▁shown ▁by ▁him ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁vital ▁information ▁reaching ▁Army ▁and ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁much ▁more ▁quickly ▁than ▁would ▁otherwise ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁case , ▁in ▁addition , ▁he ▁has ▁shown ▁great ▁enter prise ▁and ▁complete ▁dis reg ard ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁personal ▁safety ▁on ▁many ▁occasions , ▁not ably ▁whilst ▁carrying ▁out ▁reconna