We remember Spencer Julian Wilfred Railston

We remember Spencer Julian Wilfred Railston

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
birth Hamilton, Scotland United Kingdom Source:8871549 Source:8852663 18th January 1889
1891
location Kinburn Lodge,Douglas Street,Hamilton,Lanarkshire. United Kingdom parents address Source:8872439 1891
1901
location Alvington Manor,Carrisbrooke,Isle of Wight,Hampshire. United Kingdom parents address Source:8871549 1901
1914
service British Army Lieutenant 18th King George's Own Lancers attached 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) Source:8584035 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5470100 16th August 1914
1914
dates Age 25 Source:8584035 31st October 1914
1914
death Killed in Action Shot several times when trying to rescue an elderly Belgium woman Messiness, Nr Ypres, West Vlaanderen Belgium Source:8584035 31st October 1914
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Panel 1. Source:8584035

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Spencer Julian Wilfred
Initials SJW
Last Name Railston
Source 8584035
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Alvington Manor,Carrisbrooke,Isle of Wight,Hampshire. United Kingdom parents address 1901
Kinburn Lodge,Douglas Street,Hamilton,Lanarkshire. United Kingdom parents address 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 18th King George's Own Lancers attached 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Magdalen Oakley mother
Col. Henry Edward Railston father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Laura44155
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Hannah21187
Medal Index Cards Transcription Hannah21187
School & university registers Image Hannah21187
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription MARY2719
School & university registers Image MARY2719
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription MARY2719

External Evidence

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Spencer Julian Wilfred Railston Hannah21187

Multimedia

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Spencer Julian W Railston Hannah21187
Lieutenant Spencer Julian Wilfred Railston James201
1914 Star Vincent96527
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen 1 Vincent96527
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen 2 Vincent96527
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen 3 Vincent96527
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen 4 Vincent96527
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen 5 Vincent96527

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