L/Cpl. William Gerald Rakestrow
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Information from the Roll of Honour
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Parish
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Surname
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Initials
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Award
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Rank
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Ship or Regiment
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Place of Death
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Date of Death
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Exeter
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Rakestrow
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William Gerald
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L/Cpl.
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Oxf. & Bucks L.I.
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Mesopotamia*
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An asterisk * in the Place of Death indicates an hospital death
A double asterisk ** in the Place of Death indicates the record is annotated with Missing
Further Information from Contributors
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RoH Ref.
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3410
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Forename
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William Gerald
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Surname
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Rakestrow
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Rank or Rating
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Service Number(s)
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9020
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Father
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John Waymouth Rakestrow
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Mother
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Sarah Jane (nee Collins)
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Wife
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Date of Birth
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1885
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Where Born
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Heavitree, Devonshire
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Date Baptised
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1
May
1885
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Ship or Regiment
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Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 1st Battalion
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Date of Death
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3
May
1916
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Place of Death
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Grave or Memorial
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Remarks
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His brother, Leonard George Rakestrow, also fell
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Contributor
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PB, Sue Jackson