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Rank : Private

Army Number : 20137 and 242630

Unit : 1/5th Bn

Biography :

Enlisted at Nottingham, and home town given as Nottingham. Served with the 1/5th Bn in World War One. Awarded the M.M. (London Gazette 17.09.1917 page 9611). Killed in Action on 6.1.1918, aged 20. As recounted on Page 176 of Capt Hills' book '1/5th Bn in the Great War' "at Annequin, France, on 6.1.1918 three British aeroplanes collided and fell near the village. The enemy as usual opened fire at once with one or two batteries and an unlucky shell fell amongst our headquarters runners as they were leaving their billet, but W Raven MM was killed outright." He is buried in Cambrin Military Cemetery, France

Date of Birth : c1898

Place of Birth : Nottingham

Date of Death : 6.1.1918

Place of Death : Annequin, France

Period of Service : 1914-18

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France