Private Benjamin James Rayner
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Rayner,
Benjamin James
Date of birth: 1887-10-31
Place of birth: Beverley Township Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Anne Rayner, wife. West Flamboro, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Farm Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Farm-Helper, General
Address:
West Flamboro, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-10-03
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, III. E. 24.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 784268
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-09-04 to 1918-10-03
- Private (Army). 1918-05-30 to 1918-09-04
- Private (Army). 1917-08-20 to 1918-05-30
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-17 to 1917-08-20
- Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-18 to 1917-05-17
- Private (Army). 1916-01-28 to 1916-10-18
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded August 15, 1917, Wounded September 27, 1918
Commemoration location: Waterdown, Ontario Memorial Plaque
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 285121
LAC ID:
590718
Service file: B8120-S002
Uploader's Notes: Son of John H. Rayner and Anna Maria Rayner (nee Lewis); husband of Annie Agnes Rayner (nee Doyle) married December 8, 1909
Uploader's Research notes:
Circumstances of Death
129th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 129th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion B Company ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-07