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.
Lever, Robert –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.M.
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- Ss. Peter and Paul's R.C. Church (1914-1918) Memorial Tablet - Bolton
- 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