Son of Battery Quartermaster Sergeant Herbert Colston Lavers and Georgina Lily Lavers (nee White), of 28, Halstead Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of 56, Pole Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed in the Milk Department of the Bolton Co-operative society. Also commemorated at Gretna, Dumfriesshire.
Lavers, Herbert James –
Personal details
- Surname: Lavers
- Forename: Herbert James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Gretna, Dumfriesshire (King's Langley, Herefordshire)
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 6th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 2822
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: October 14th, 1914 - 1914-10-14
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/09/1916 29/09/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 6e* S4*