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Walter Livingstone Raynes
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 03/11/1881 |
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Place of birth: Fairville, Wells County, North Dakota, United States of America |
General information
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Profession: Presbyterian Minister |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 487323 |
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Enlistment place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Units: — Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Bellevue, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 35 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." While advancing with his Company along the Gravenstafel Road on the morning of October 20th, 1917, during an attack on enemy positions West of Passchendaele, he was shot through the stomach by an enemy rifle bullet and died shortly afterwards.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595462 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=35bc241f-bed3-46f6-abd6-8a01cfe323b4 |