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Raynes, John Crawshaw
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Raynes, John Crawshaw
Date Of Birth
28 Apr 1887
Age
28
Birth Place
Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Sheffield & Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Date
11 Oct 1915
Date Of Death
13 Nov 1929
Information
"A" Battery, 71 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Later Battery Sergeant-Major
Rank Name
Acting Serjeant
Service Number
36830
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
11449 (V.C.); Issue: 29371 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Fosse 7 de Bethune, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Battalion
"A" Battery
Place of Death
Leeds, Yorkshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Field Artillery
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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