Lever, Robert –

Son of John and Mary Ann Lever, of 36, Artillery Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1914. Wounded 31/07/1917 being hit on the chin by a sniper’s bullet and in the neck with shrapnel. Reported missing 30/11/1917, and subsequently reported killed having been shot in the head.

Personal details

  • Surname: Lever
  • Forename: Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 31
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 30th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 240945
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: M.M.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: Panel 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 17/08/1917 21/09/1917 26/07/1918 01/08/1930
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6f* 6c* 13f
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917 21/09/1917 05/10/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 08/11/1918

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