Charles Henry RAYNER

Regimental number12/4255
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, A W Raynor, Lillburn Street, Warkworth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 28 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No 25), nr Doullens, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr A.W. Rayner, Warkworth, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 6

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