Regimental number | 4125 |
Place of birth | Tiaro, Queensland |
School | Tiaro State School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Stationmaster |
Address | Bridge Street, Tiaro, near Maryborough, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rayner, Bridge Street, Tiaro, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgum |
Age at death | 23.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXV, Row C, Grave No. 20), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Paretns; Robert and Elizabeth RAYNER, Bridge Street, Tiaro, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1994 Pte Herbert Claude RAYNER, 47th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917; Quarter Master W. Rayner MM. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |