George Biddulph Rayner

[Andrea Barnes]

As a start, check the war graves commission website. I cannot remember it
off hand but you can access it via the WW1 history website at
http://www.bbc.co.uk If you find no name there it will mean that he doesn't
have a grave. You should then try to get hold of a copy of Soldiers Died in
the Great War CD rom. Your local family history society should have a copy.
This lists all soldiers who died, their rank and number, where they enlisted
and date of death. The war graves website also sometimes includes the names
of next of kin. With the rank and number, you will have more chance of
finding information. There is a good book called "Army Service Records of
the First World War" by Simon Fowler, William Spencer and Stuart Tamblin. It
os a PRO publication and gives you detailed steps in finding war records.
Good Luck
Andrea.
Peter <Reply....@Group.please> wrote in message
news:imu9tsknv099gshoi...@4ax.com...
> Hi,
> A relative has chanced upon a framed "Scroll" which is a form of
> memorial to 2nd Lieutenant Geoge Biddulph Rayner of the Essex
> regiment. The text of the scroll asks that George, who was killed
> in the 1914-18 war should not be forgotten.
>
> For years he has been forgotten and this is an attempt to find out
> more about him before the "Scroll" is probably passed to the Essex
> Regiment museum for safe keeping.
>
> Please, can anyone help?
>
> Peter