John Alexander RAYNER

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RAYNER, John Alexander

Service Number:	4125
Enlisted:	7 April 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 14 May 1894
Home Town:	Tiaro, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Tiaro State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Railway Station Master
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot XXXV, Row C, Grave No. 20,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gundiah & District Roll of Honour, Tiaro Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Tiaro War Memorial

World War 1 Service

7 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4125, Brisbane, Queensland
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4125, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4125, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4125, 31st Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

'PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. B. P. Rayner, Tiaro. has received the following letter from Chaplain Captain Wallowson: "It is with profound regret I inform you that your son, Private J. A. Rayner is reported missing on 27/9/17, at Polygon Wood, Belgium. As no tidings have come to hand, we fear the worst has happened. There is, perhaps, some consolation to you to know that he and his comrades fought gallantly, and succeeded in adding fresh glory to our Australian arms, but, of course, nothing can replace the loss of your loved one. You dear, brave mothers are undoubtedly bearing the heaviest burden of this awful war, and we extend to you our fullest sympathy." Private Rayner was formerly in the Queensland railway service and was well known at Woolloongabba, and also at Maryborough.' from The Queenslander 29 Dec 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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