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Name : Alfred Stanley and Arthur Edward Rayner Sons of : Thomas Rayner and Eliza Fanny Rayner (née Eldridge), of Ryde Arthur Edward Rayner : Born : 1893 Ryde. Alfred Stanley Rayner : Born : 1896 Ryde. |
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Census information : 1901 : Thomas and Eliza Rayner, with their children including Arthur aged 7, and [Alfred] Stanley aged 4, are at Bedworth Place, Ryde. Thomas Rayner is a House Painter. 1911 : Thomas and Eliza Rayner, with their children including Arthur aged 17, and Alfred aged 14, are at 47 St John's Road, Ryde. Thomas Rayner is a House Painter, Arthur Rayner is a Shop Assistant (Florist's), and Alfred is an Errand Boy (Boot Dealer). |
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Service Details : Serjeant 330227 Arthur Edward Rayner, 1/8th Bn., Hampshire Regiment (Isle of Wight Rifles). |
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Casualty Details : Died : 2 November 1917, aged 24. Buried at : Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). CWGC record ... |
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Service Details : Private 633 Alfred Stanley Rayner, 18th Bn. Australian Infantry. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 27 August 1915, aged 18. Commemorated at : Lone Pine (Australian) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. CWGC record ... Australian War Memorial record ... Australian Imperial Forces Project record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Alfred Stanley Rayner : Ryde Great War Memorial Ryde All Saints Church War Memorial Ryde Holy Trinity Church War Memorial Arthur Edward Rayner : Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 11 Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight Rifles Memorial Panel 02 Newport Drill Hall Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial Ryde Great War Memorial Ryde All Saints Church War Memorial Ryde Holy Trinity Church War Memorial The brothers are also commemorated with an Additional inscription on the family headstone in Ryde Cemetery (RSHG) |
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Photographs :
Photos provided by : Sandra McKessar of the Spirits of Gallipoli website. |
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Further Information :
Robert Dunbar writes : "A S Rayner was Alfred Stanley Rayner, who served in the Australian Infantry. He was killed at Gallipoli on 27-08-1915. Alfred was my Father's Mother's brother. He came to Australia from the Isle of Wight, with his sister Florence Ellen Rayner, thought to be around 1912 / 1913. (Have not been able to identify the ship they arrived on). He is the brother of Arthur Edward Rayner who is also named on the Ryde Great War plaque." |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for research, Sandra McKessar, and Robert Dunbar. |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 17 August 2012 |
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