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William Thomas Rayner

Private

Service No. 17197

Age 19

Died on 23 September 1916

Bedfordshire Regiment

GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE

Somme, France

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Rayner, of 2, Riverside Terrace, West Lynn, Norfolk.

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Thank you to all who lost their lives to save our countries. You will always be remembered.

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William, O valiant heart, your glory came in Mealtue. Your memory hallowed in the land you loved. Harry

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William,  I do not know the precise circumstances of your death, but, as a former soldier in the 1st and the 7th Royal Warwickshire Regime...

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