RAWLINS, Ishmael

Ishmael Rawlins lived at Cradley and attended Cradley C of E School. He volunteered in 1914 for the Worcesters and went to the 9th (Service) Battalion. They were in training for nearly a year and were then sent out to Gallipoli to break the stalemate on the peninsula. They landed successfully on the 6th August and attempted to seize the crest of the ridge. They were close by the 10th but were driven off by the stubborn defenders. Private Ishmael Rawlins was killed in action on this day, possibly in the attempt to seize some wells. He was 43 years of age and is commemorated on the Helles, Cradley, Halesowen and Cradley C of E School Memorials.