Private William John Rawlings, 40768
- Batt - 1st
- Unit - Bedfordshire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 05/10/1918
- Age - 37
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of George Rawlings, and the husband of Violet Rawlings. The War Diary for the 1st to the 5th October 1918 records. 1st Oct Neuville-Bourjonval Battalion withdrew to huts at NEUVILLE. "A" Line Transport heavily shelled. Casualties 1 O.R. Killed 1 O.R. wounded 3 horses Killed and 3 horses wounded. Capt. FREDERICK WILLIAM BALLANCE, Lts ARTHUR JAMES FYSON and BERNARD LANCELOT PAVEY and 2Lts FRANK FLAVELL and WILLIAM HENRY THOMAS COTHILL joined Battalion for duty. [Comment; 2/Lt COTHILL KIA, Captain BALLANCE wounded and 2/Lt PAVEY sick- all on 23rd October]. 2nd Oct In huts as above. Day devoted to bathing & cleaning up. 3rd Oct As above. Training carried on.
4th to 5th Oct Training carried on as above.
- Conflict - World War I
- Burial Place - St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, S.II.C.9., France
- Other Memorials - St Barnabas' Church WW1 Reredos
- Unit - Bedfordshire Regiment
- Former Unit n.o - 38248
- Former Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
- Burial Commemoration - St. Sever Cem. Ext., Rouen, France
- Born - Teigh, Rutland
- Enlisted - Leicester
- Place of Residence - 22 Duxbury Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - ST. BARNABAS'S CHURCH, LEICESTER
- Memorial - BRIDGE ROAD SCHOOL MEM., LEICESTER
