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Benjamin James Rayner

In memory of:

Private Benjamin James Rayner

October 3, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

784268

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 31, 1889

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Rayner, of Waterdown; husband of Annie Agnes Rayner, of Waterdown, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 489 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, BOISLEUX-ST. MARC
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. E. 24.

Location:

Boisleux-St. Marc is a village in the department of the Pas-de-Calais, 8 kilometres south of Arras. SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY is down a 1 kilometre track on the west side of the road running between this village and the adjacent village of Boisleux-au-Mont (D42E).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Waterdown Memorial Hall– View of the Waterdown Memorial Hall (1922) and the War Memorial Plaques. The street address is 317 Dundas Street, Waterdown, ON.

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    Waterdown Memorial Hall
    Waterdown Memorial Hall – View of the Waterdown Memorial Hall (1922) and the War Memorial Plaques. The street address is 317 Dundas Street, Waterdown, ON.
  • Commemorative Plaque– Details of names on the Waterdown Ontario WWI Memorial Plaque. The central column represents the war dead and the other names are from the Roll of Service.

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    Commemorative Plaque
    Commemorative Plaque – Details of names on the Waterdown Ontario WWI Memorial Plaque. The central column represents the war dead and the other names are from the Roll of Service.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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