Hi Robert,
It looks like the metadata is still intact.
What do you get if you "--assemble" instead of "--create".
Maybe all you need is to put relevant information in /etc/mdadm.conf (or /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf) and they will be assembled automatically. Try:
mdadm -Es >> /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
and see if that help.
