Dennis, thank you for your very kind words, indeed, but I am definitely no expert myself, and do make a few mistakes myself, though not intentionally, and not on the very vast scale that Gray does. I might also add that I don't actually conduct the research at the National Archives myself, but always pay others to locate copies or data, such as the late, great Ed Milligan, who, sadly, passed on a few years ago, and also my current contact, Mr. John Emond, who has done some sterling services in locating information that I seek.
Sadly, there are so many errors, assumptions, and pure fantasies at www.acwv.info that it would take volumes to correct all these shown there.
In recent days I have managed to find out the actual facts on James Cawte, stated to have been on the British ship VINCENT, which is supposed to have been sunk or damaged in American waters, and then to have served as a gunner in the Confederate Army (see the entry at http://www.acwv.info/1-files-veterans-C/cawte/cawte-A.htm). Searches of all available records will show that no person of that name was ever in Confederate service. The actual veteran of that name, and who is buried at the Port Pirie Cemetery in South Australia was actually in Union service, and had enlisted in the Union Navy at New York, in October, 1864 (see his enlistment record at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14735-1702-8?cc=1825347). Additional copies of his service record, which I have, and which is shown at the subscription account site, FOLD3.com, shows that Cawte had deserted on two occasions, having been apprehended the first time, but taking off successfully on the second occasion. He was most definitely the same Naval enlistee buried in South Australia, as his physical description and other factors fit in. However, there never was an English Navy vessel named the VINCENT, but there was one named the ST VINCENT, but it was never in American waters at any time during the war, and was never sunk or damaged there. It remained in British waters through that time period.
Of the very numerous errors and assumptions made about the veterans buried in the Southern Hemisphere, the greatest error ever made was probably the facts relating to John McBride who had served in the 38th New York Infantry, who was assumed to have been the person of the same name buried in New Zealand, and for whom Gray applied for, and had installed a Veterans Administration grave marker at the New Zealand grave. What was very sad about this was that the descendants of the person buried in New Zealand were led to believe that their ancestor had served in the 38th New York Infantry, and the installation ceremony was attended, not only by descendants, but also several dignitaries, including the United States Ambassador to New Zealand (see a newspaper account of the ceremony at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14735-1702-8?cc=1825347). If only a proper search, through the New York Adjutant General’s record of the 38th New York (see the entry for John McBride at http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/38th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf), and especially the Compiled Military Service Record of John McBride, at the National Archives, had been done, the fact would have been shown that John McBride had been killed in action at First Bull Run, and thus could not be the person who died in New Zealand.
These are just a couple of examples of the incompetent research conducted for the entries at that web site. Even a layman could see the many errors there. For example, check out the entry for James Cunningham Blacker, and you would immediately spot the major error shown there.
Another recent one found is the entry for William F.A. Hughes (see - http://www.acwv.info/1-files-veterans-H/hughes%20-%20william/A.htm) and which claims that the William Hughes, who died in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1905, was the person of the same name who served in battery L of the 1st New York Light Artillery. Yet, a simple search at the LDS web site, freely available to all researchers (see - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NHZK-FZV) as well as the actual pension records at the National Archives clearly shows that William P. Hughes, who served in battery L, died at Rochester, New York, in 1931.
These, and so many other faulty entries, should make clear that Gray does not bother searching through all the proper records, to show the facts. These are just some of the reasons why he was expelled from the American Civil War Round Table of Queensland, and why all of us refuse to share any of our own work with him.
I am also stunned to note that, despite the growing amount of digitised versions of original documents constantly appearing online (including the subscription web site, FOLD3.com, of which I am a subscription member), Gray still continues, right up to the present time, to get things so terribly wrong. I strongly urge all researchers to use the FOLD3.com and Ancestry.com web sites when conducting indepth research.