William Henry Raynor
Service number
2346192
Military unit
Malaya Command Sigs Royal Corps of Signals
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
21 Apr 1920
Date of death
01 Sep 1943 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Carlton, Nottingham.
Employment, education or hobbies
On the 1939 Engaland & Wales register William is listed as employed a textile clerk.
Notts Archives: DD 2091/4/2 William Hollins & Co, W H Raynor, Royal Corps Of Signals, Sales Correspondence.
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Family history
Family lived at on Mansfield Road Carlton in 1921 and 1939 but later possibly moved to 1 Ransome Road, Rainworth has William's will lists this has his home address.
Oldest son of George Lewis and Gertrude Alice Raynor. Siblings Gertrude Alice born 1916 and Lewis born 1922.
Military history
Captured at the fall of Singapore on 15th February 1942 and died of colitis whilst a Japanese prisoner of war on 1/9/1943. The cemetery at Thanbyuzayat is on the route of the Burma-Siam railway.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
No photos