William James RAINEY

Regimental number47076
Date of birth31 March 1881
Place of birthWinchester, Canterbury
OccupationLabourer
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinSister, Miss Margaret Rainey, Clandeboye, Temuka
Enlistment date26 January 1917
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 21 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 3, Grave No 18), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Agnes Rainey
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 36

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