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Rifleman WILLIAM JAMES RAINEY

Service Number: 47076
Regiment & Unit/Ship

New Zealand Rifle Brigade

3rd Bn. 3rd

Date of Death

Died 21 August 1918

Age 37 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BROCKENHURST (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD

A. 3. 18.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service New Zealand
  • Additional Info Son of William and Agnes Rainey. Native of Ireland.
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BROCKENHURST (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD
Hampshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 112
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