He was the son of William Anson Grey and Anne Margaret Grey, of Longhirst Kennels, Morpeth.
Morpeth Herald 21/09/1917 carries an obituary:
MORPETH MAN KILLED IN FRANCE
Mr and Mrs W.A. Grey, Grange House, Morpeth, have received official news that their fourth son, Private Robert Grey, Lancashire Fusiliers, was killed in action in France on the 4th inst.
Captain Sutton, in giving the sad news, said that on the night of the 3rd inst. Private Grey was one of a carrying party taking rations up to the men in the front line. The party was caught in heavy firing by the enemy, and suffered a number of casualties, including its officer and the deceased who was killed instantaneously.
Private Grey was 24 years of age, and joined the army in 1915. Before joining he was a dentist with Mr Halls, dentist, Morpeth, and was well known and respected in the town.
This is the third son that Mr and Mrs Grey have lost through the war and they have another three sons in the Army. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents.
His brothers George and Joseph also died in WW1
Robert Grey is remembered in Morpeth on M17.01 M17.02 M17.09 and M17.29
