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Serjeant William Rawlins

Birth
Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland
Death
30 Sep 1917 (aged 26)
Calais, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial
Croisilles, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
I. F. 19.
Memorial ID
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1342 Sergeant William Rawlins
The South Irish Horse.
attached to
7th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment.
Aged 27.
Mentioned in Despatches

Son of John and Mary Rawlins, of Forgeland, Mountrath, Queen's Co. [now Co. Laois].
Husband of Annie Henry Rawlins, of 1, Seapoint Terrace, Irishtown, Co. Dublin.


In the 1901 census, William was recorded in the family home at Forgeland, Mountrath.
present were,
John Rawlins, aged 48, a farmer, born in Queens Co.
Mary, his wife, aged 38, born in Waterford City.
Willam, son, aged 10,
Richard, son, aged 8,
John, son, aged 6,
Eliza, daughter, aged 3,
George, son, aged 11 months,
all of the children had been born in Queen's Co.

Kathleen aged 12, was staying with her Uncle and Aunt, William and Katherine Morgan at Ballina, Co. Mayo. William Morgan was a primary schoolmaster.


In the 1911 census, the Rawlins family lived at Forgeland, Mountrath.
present were,
John Rawlins, aged 54, a farmer, born in Queens Co.
Mary, his wife, aged 52, born in Waterford City.
They had been married 23 years and had 8 children, all of whom were alive.
Kathleen, daughter, aged 22, a Shop Assistant,
John Stuart, son, aged 16, a Gardener,
Elizabeth Anne, daughter, aged 13,
George Alexander, son, aged 11,
Thomas Edward, son, aged 9,
Samuel James, son, aged 6,

Richard Irwin Rawlins was a 18 year old servant in the home of Bishop James O'Sullivan and his wife Harriet Maud O'Sullivan, at Ardbear, Clifden, Co. Galway.
all of the children had been born in Queen's Co.


in the 1911 census, William was a 20 year old Hallman at the home of Algernon Coote at Ballyfin House, near Maryborough [now Portlaoise], Queen's Co.


He married Annie Henry in Dublin 1915.

At his death Annie Rawlins was living at 1, Seapoint Terrace, Irishtown, Dublin.

His name is included in the
St. Matthew's Church War Memorial
Irishtown, Dublin.



1342 Sergeant William Rawlins
The South Irish Horse.
attached to
7th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment.
Aged 27.
Mentioned in Despatches

Son of John and Mary Rawlins, of Forgeland, Mountrath, Queen's Co. [now Co. Laois].
Husband of Annie Henry Rawlins, of 1, Seapoint Terrace, Irishtown, Co. Dublin.


In the 1901 census, William was recorded in the family home at Forgeland, Mountrath.
present were,
John Rawlins, aged 48, a farmer, born in Queens Co.
Mary, his wife, aged 38, born in Waterford City.
Willam, son, aged 10,
Richard, son, aged 8,
John, son, aged 6,
Eliza, daughter, aged 3,
George, son, aged 11 months,
all of the children had been born in Queen's Co.

Kathleen aged 12, was staying with her Uncle and Aunt, William and Katherine Morgan at Ballina, Co. Mayo. William Morgan was a primary schoolmaster.


In the 1911 census, the Rawlins family lived at Forgeland, Mountrath.
present were,
John Rawlins, aged 54, a farmer, born in Queens Co.
Mary, his wife, aged 52, born in Waterford City.
They had been married 23 years and had 8 children, all of whom were alive.
Kathleen, daughter, aged 22, a Shop Assistant,
John Stuart, son, aged 16, a Gardener,
Elizabeth Anne, daughter, aged 13,
George Alexander, son, aged 11,
Thomas Edward, son, aged 9,
Samuel James, son, aged 6,

Richard Irwin Rawlins was a 18 year old servant in the home of Bishop James O'Sullivan and his wife Harriet Maud O'Sullivan, at Ardbear, Clifden, Co. Galway.
all of the children had been born in Queen's Co.


in the 1911 census, William was a 20 year old Hallman at the home of Algernon Coote at Ballyfin House, near Maryborough [now Portlaoise], Queen's Co.


He married Annie Henry in Dublin 1915.

At his death Annie Rawlins was living at 1, Seapoint Terrace, Irishtown, Dublin.

His name is included in the
St. Matthew's Church War Memorial
Irishtown, Dublin.


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