Raleigh was born on February 2nd, 1914.1 Raleigh's father was Fred G Gipps and his mother was Gwendoline Lilian Wilson. His maternal grandparents were William Wilson and Annie Hawdon. He had a brother and a sister, named Graham and Margaret. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 81 on June 30th, 1995.1