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William Albany RAYNER

Regimental number5174
Place of birthAlbany Western Australia
ReligionCongregational
OccupationCabinetmaker
AddressEdward Street, Bunbury, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Tobitt, Edward Street, Bunbury, Western Australia
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 30 June 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Date of death9 June 1962

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