Son of Annie Elizabeth Rawlinson (nee Dodge), of Briar Cottage, Worsley Road, Swinton, Lancashire, and the late Ezra Rawlinson; husband of Gertrude Rawlinson (nee Blears), of Holmlea, Egerton Park, Worsley, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1916. Trained for his commission with the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps. Wounded in the action on 08/08/1918 when hit in the knee by a ‘whizz-bang’, and hospitalised at Oxford.
Rawlinson, John (Jack) –
Personal details
- Surname: Rawlinson
- Forename: John (Jack)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Swinton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 13th Battalion, The Tank Corps.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) / The (Royal) Tank Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.C.
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 16/08/1918