William Robert RAYNER MM

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RAYNER, William Robert

Service Number:	1741
Enlisted:	21 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Company Quartermaster Sergeant
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maryborough, Queensland, 2 February 1886
Home Town:	Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes (Illness), Sydney, New South Wales, 15 August 1921, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales
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World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1741, Brisbane, Queensland
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
20 Jun 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion
9 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion
26 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion
5 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion
25 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 46th Infantry Battalion
22 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1741, 46th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW (left leg and right arm)
28 May 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1741, 46th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

'PERSONAL.

Mr. William Robert Rayner died in Sydney on Monday morning, after a comparatively short illness. He was well-known in Maryborough, previous to enlisting in the 47th Battalion. He served for upwards of four years receiving high encomiums for his valour, and in addition to being promoted to quarter-master-sergeant on the field of battle, he also won and received the Military Medal. For some months past he has resided in Sydney. He belonged to a former well-known Tiaro family.' from Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser 18 Aug 1921 (nla.gov.au)

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