Pte. Walter Herbert Raynor

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Pte. Walter Herbert Raynor

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lepperton, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand
Death: February 09, 1918 (29)
No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium (World War I: Died of Wounds.)
Place of Burial: [XXVII. EE. 12.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Immediate Family:

Son of William Raynor and Mary Elizabeth Raynor
Brother of Charles William Raynor; George Henry Raynor; Arthur Raynor; Richard Leslie Raynor; Albert Edward Raynor and 4 others

Occupation: Wellington Infantry Regiment.
Find A Grave ID: 12071890
Service No: WWI 47465
Managed by: Charlene Newport
Last Updated:

About Pte. Walter Herbert Raynor

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Sources

  1. Cenotaph Record
  2. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record
  3. Military Personnel File
  4. New Zealand War Graves Record
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Pte. Walter Herbert Raynor's Timeline

1888
July 25, 1888
Lepperton, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand
1918
February 9, 1918
Age 29
No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium
February 10, 1918
Age 29
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, [XXVII. EE. 12.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/walter-herbert-raynor