Robert Edward Rayner
Service number
C/118582
Military unit
Essex Scottish Regiment, RCIC
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
19 Feb 1945 (29 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
Son of William Vaughan Rayner and Leontine Rayner, of 96 Appletongate, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. Living with a relative Percy Rayner in Canada. Enlisted 30/11/1942 Metcalfe, Ontario, Canada.
Military history
1st Battalion Rocky Mountain Rangers. 20/6/1943 granted extended leave , admitted Prince George Military Hospital , British Columbia 9/12/1943 fractured right patella during training on the obstacle course. Discharged to Harrison Casualty Centre 4/1/1944 to 23/1/1944. 24/4/1944 Category A confirmed embarked to UK 25/5/1944, left UK 22/7/1944 for France, transfered to Essex Scottish Regiment 24/7/1944. Reported missing 19/2/1945 later confirmed killed in action Bedburg, Germany.
Extra information
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