Private John Rayner
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1886
Date of Death
12 Jan 1917
Employer
British Gelatine Co
Regiment
Medals Awarded
Service Number
33874
Place of Birth
Barton Bendish
World War I Address
6 East Street
Leighton Buzzard
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery
Villers-Plouich
FranceWar Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 21st February 1918
Pte John Rayner, 33874, 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, was killed in action near Cambrai on January 12th, 1918. Born at Barton Bendish, Norfolk, he was a resident of Luton before moving to live in Leighton Buzzard.
While in Luton, John was an employee of the British Gelatine Co, New Bedford Road, and lived at 64 Russell Street, Luton. He had married Florence Kate Walker in Luton in the summer of 1913 and later the couple moved to East Street, Leighton Buzzard.
He had enlisted at the outbreak of war and was drafted to France in January 1917. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge and invalided home before eventually being sent back to France.
He left a widow and two children.
Author: Deejaya
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