RAY WAS BORN IN HOBART IN 1878
He was the eldest son of a family of three boys and a girl .
Ray was the son of Joseph White . Joseph ’ s ancestor , Corporal Daniel Stanfield was onboard HMS “ Sirius ” flagship of the first fleet to arrive in Sydney Cove in 1788 to commence the colony in Australia .
Eventually his descendant , Joseph White began his own family in Hobart . Ray was his eldest son . When this family photo was taken in 1896 there was little anticipation for the journey Ray and his family were about to take .
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Top right : HMS Sirius Middle right : Hobart circa 1890 Bottom Right : Ray as a child