Name
A S Rayner, Ryde
Biography
Private 633 A S Rayner, 18th Bn Australian Infantry
CWGC record ...
Further information
His name appears on the following memorials :
Ryde Great War Memorial
Ryde All Saints Church War Memorial
Ryde Holy Trinity Church War Memorial
Robert Dunbar writes :
"A S Rayner was Alfred Stanley Rayner, who served in the Australian Infantry. He was killed at Gallipoli on 27-08-1915.
Alfred was my Fathers' Mothers' brother. He came to Australia from the Isle of Wight, with his sister Florence Ellen Rayner, thought to be around 1912 / 1913.
(Have not been able to identify the ship they arrived on).
He is the brother of Arthur Edward Rayner who is also named on the Ryde Great War plaque."
Buried at Lone Pine Cemetery.
Information provided by : Robert Dunbar. A S Rayner was his great uncle.
