William Rawlins SIH 1342 (1890 - 1917)

Born 27 Oct 1890 in Lower Mountrath, Queen's County

Died 30 Sep 1917 at age 26 in Arras, France and Flanders

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Biography

William was born in October 1890.^[1][2][3]

He was killed in action at Arras, in France on the 30th September 1917.^[1][2][4] He was mentioned in dispatches for his service, see Research Notes below.

Research Notes

I've placed his service number in the suffix field for my reference.

There is a good biography for him in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour.^[2]

He enlisted in the British Army, attesting for the South Irish Horse in January 1915 aged 25.

London Gazette Publication date: 14 December 1917 Supplement: 30434 Page: 13232 TUESDAY, 18 DECEMBER, 1917.^[5] War Office, 18th December 1917. The following is a continuation of Sir Douglas Haig's Despatch* of 7th November, submitting names deserving special mention, published in a .Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday, 14th December, 1917: — INFANTRY. ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT. Rawlins, No. 1342 Serjt. W. (killed)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Irish Genealogy site Birth and marriage register entries
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 for William Rawlins
3. ↑ GRO Dublin birth index: Dec 1890. Registration district, Mountmellick. Vol 3. Page 377.
4. ↑ Find A Grave Index, Serjeant William Rawlins
5. ↑ London Gazette 14 December 1917 Supplement: 30434 Page: 13232