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Finn Barra Prendergast Rainsbury

Service Number 8364
Military Unit 20th Bn Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 23 Jul 1916 (19 Years Old)
Place of Birth Skegby Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies Training for the priesthood at Trinity College, Dublin. Had attended Queen Elizabeth School 15/01/1912 to July 1915.
Family History

He was the son of Dr William (late RAMC) and Hannah Rainsbury and the brother of Kathleen Josephine, Brian Victor, Norah Marjorie, Mary Eleanor Imogen, John Joseph and Cedric Rainsbury. They lived at ' Kilcrenagh' Frackley Road Stanton Hill.

Military History

Member of the Office Training Corp and the Public School Battalion.

Extra Information

Notts Free Press; 11/08/1916: He had been gassed and injured and had a long period of recovery before returning to France.

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