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L/Cpl. Gervase Litton
British Army 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Heaton Park, Manchester
(d.11th Jan 1917)
Gervase Litton was a postman. He joined up in May 1916 and commenced his duty with the 4th Manchester Battalion. He wrote his will at the end of that month. He appears to have then been attached to the 11th Manchesters with whom he crossed to France. Sadly, there is no further information about him until notice of his death in January 1917. His body remains unfound and my grandfather is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial - one of the 72000 missing on the Somme. He died, it would seem, in a late skirmish on the Ancre, along with 82 other soldiers that day, all lives wasted. When I see the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, I dream it could be him. Gervase was 34 years old and the father of four children, my father, Francis Gervais, being the youngest.
L/Cpl. Gervase Litton
British Army 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Prestwich, Manchester
(d.11th January 1917)
Pte. Jack Litton
British Army 8th Btn. Devonshire Regiment
(d.5th Oct 1917)
Jack Litton has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Major. M. Litton
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Dublin
Major M Litton served with the 7th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers. Major Litton and Captain T O'Donnell were both wounded on the 26th April 1916.
Pte. John Lemon Liunberg
British Army 6th Battalion, Z Company King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
(d.10th Apr 1917)
John Liunberg died aged 37, he was born in North Shields in 1879, son of Peter and Mary Jane Liunberg (nee Lemon). In the 1911 Census he is listed as John Lemon Liunberg, age 31, a Ship's Painter, living with his wife Sarah Jane Liunberg (Clark) & their children at 73, Stephenson Street, Wellington Quay. He enlisted in Jarrow.
John is remembered on the Arras Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Pte. Frederick Lively
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th & 10th & 2-7th DLI
Asst.Pay.M. Raymond Allen Liversidge
Royal Naval Reserve HMS Invincible
(d.31st May 1916)
Raymond Liversidge served on HMS Invincible during WWI. Raymond was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916. He has no known grave but is commemorated on both the Portsmouth Naval Memorial and Rotherham Grammar School's Roll of Honour.
Rflmn. Benson Livesey
British Army 10th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
(d.10th August 1917)
L/Cpl. Vincent Livesey
British Army 2nd Btn. Border Regiment
from:Bamber Bridge, Preston
Vincent Livesey was the Son of John Thomas and Mary Livesey of 16 Collins Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston. He was aged 19 when he died on 28th April 1920 and is buried in the lower part of the New Ground in the Castlebar Catholic Cemetery, Co.Mayo, Ireland.
L/Cpl John F. Livie
British Army 10th/11th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
from:Glasgow
(d.9th Apr 1918)
John F Livie was killed on the 9th of April 1918, I would like to know where he died and was buried and any news of his widow and child.
Rflmn. Davies Walter Livings
British Army 7th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Peckham
(d.30th March 1917)
L/Cpl. Allan Livingstone
British Army 8th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:Glasgow
(d.28th June 1915)
Allan Livingstone was my great grandfather and sadly I can't find any trace of his records as I believe they were part of the burnt records. I would love to have a photo of him if anyone can provide this.
His son, also named Allan, served in WW1 but was fortunate enough to return home. I am still searching for his regiment etc.
Spr. Claude Livingstone
Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.
from:Bathgate, Scotland
(d.9th Aug 1917)
Pte. Joseph Livingstone
British Army 1st Btn Coldstream Guards
(d.19th Sep 1914)
James Livingstone died aged 20 whilst serving with the BEF. He was born in St. Stevens Northumberland in 1894, Son of Thomas and Jane Livingston. in the 1911 Census he is listed as James Livingstone, age 17, a Chemical Labourer for a Chemical Manufacturer living with his Widowed Mother Jane Livingstone & his many siblings at 95, Salem Street, Jarrow. He enlisted in Jarrow, a regular soldier he first served overseas in WW1 on the 13th of August 1914.
James is remembered on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial and he was commemorated on the Triptych in St. Mark's Church Jarrow (it is no longer a Church).
Pte. Herbert Livsey
British Army 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
(d.22nd July 1917)
Private Herbert Livsey no. 58620 1st. Battalion West Riding Yorks, 173 company Machine Gun Corps was killed on 22nd July 1917. I need whereabouts of his memorial in England.
L/Cpl. John Arthur Llewellyn
British Army 18/15 Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Abertysswg, Monmouthshire
Sgt. Thomas G. Llewellyn
British Army 11th Btn. C Coy. South Wales Borderers
from:Pengam
(d.7th Jul 1916)
As I was growing up, I became aware that my paternal grandmother lost her brother during WW1, but knew little else other than no member of the family had ever been to France to find his grave, as he didn't have one. He was Sgt Thomas Llewellyn 21590, 11th South Wales Borderers.
In 2008, during a family holiday to Picardy, I decided to find out a little more about him. Being aware he didn't have a marked grave I visited the Theipval Memorial and found his name. Following a little research I discovered that he had been killed on 7th July 1916, during the Battle for Mametz Wood. As it wasn't far away I decided to try to find it. Following local directions, I drove down a small country lane to be confronted by a huge Welsh dragon memorial. I'd found Mametz Wood. I realised that I was the first family member to be here since he'd been killed, and that his body may still lie here, it was quite emotional.
He was only 19 years old and already a sergeant, but was killed on the first day of the Mametz Wood offensive, probably cut down by machine gun fire, with no opportunity to recover his body as the battle rumbled on for days.
I obviously never met him, but feel a close link, and don't want his memory to be forgotten, and the sacrifice he made to be not recognised. I will be travelling to Mametz Wood next July and standing next to that Dragon on 7th July 2016 on the centenary of his heroic death. He won't be forgotten.
Lt. John Glyn Llewellyn-Jones
from:Hawarden
Lieutenant Llewellyn-Jones was my grandfather. He survived the War to become a long time GP in North Wales.
VAD. LLoyd
Voluntary Aid Detachment No. 32 Stationary Hospital
Gnr. Albert Seymour Lloyd MM.
British Army C Btty. 78th Bde Royal Field Artillery
from:Pembroke.
(d.19th Apr 1917)
Lying in the military cemetery at Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines are three headstones of soldiers of "C" Battery of the 78th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery, all members of the same gun team, who were killed outright on the night of the 19th April 1917. In the middle is Driver Peter McGuiggan, aged 26 and on either side of him are Gunner James E. Martin, aged 34 and Gunner Albert Seymour Lloyd MM, aged 23 The War Diary of the 78th Brigade records that the Brigade was positioned at Monchy in foul weather and under constant barrage. All three were killed instantly when their gun recieved a direct hit from enemy shelling during the night of the 19th April 1917.
GGunner Albert Seymour Lloyd was prior to the war an apprentice in Pembroke Dockyard. His father was an Alderman of that town
They lie together these three comrades, two geordies and a welsheman.
Major. Alfred W.K. Lloyd
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Groombridge, Kent
(d.3rd Feb 1919)
I come from Groombridge and, as an ex Army Officer, I was asked why Major Lloyd had a war grave in Groombridge despite dying in 1919. My first thoughts were that he had died fighting in the campaign in Russia in 1919 (which many memorials count as the end of WW1). Reading a newspaper cutting though it is clear that the injuries sustained after the battle of Festeburt plagued him thereafter, his death was probably directly attributable to this battle hence his war grave.
A/Sgt. Bertram Douglas Lloyd CdeG.
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
A/Sgt. Bertram Douglas Lloyd CdeG.
British Army 2/1st West Lancashire Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Llandysilio
Sgt. Charles Lloyd MM.
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Swansea
"On recovering from his wound, Lieut Bernard S Marshall MC S.W.B. applied for transfer to the Royal Flying Corps and was gazetted in December 1916. After about 6 months training, he took his Wings and was immediately ordered to France again on the 1st of June 1917. His career as a Flying Officer was a short one for on 7th June while on his second flight that day he failed to return and was reported missing. Some months later his observer was found to be a prisoner in Germany and he reported that while on an offensive patrol they attacked a flight of enemy machines and an anti aircraft shell bursting near them hit Lt Marshall in the head and killed him instantaneously, the machine, a FE2B, was also extensively hit and crashed into a canal near Lille, the machine sank and Lt. Marshall's body was not recovered."
The observer, my grandfather, Charles Lloyd, although injured by the crash, managed to reach the bank with the help of two Germans and was immediately taken prisoner. He then received extensive surgery for his injuries. My grandfather told my aunt that a part of the AA shell had passed through the Lieutenant and wounded him. However, he amended the above account, which he had told Lt. Marshall's family by saying that though mortally wounded the pilot came round and recovered control of the aircraft to crash land it in the canal. After his release from the German hospital, he eventually finished the war as a POW working on a farm and became fairly fluent in German. They were both Swansea men.
In the 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers which granddad had joined in 1913, he was part of one of the battalion's Vickers MG crews.
Cpl. Chatto Lloyd
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. David Lloyd
British Army 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Llan-Ddewi- Brefi
(d.20th August 1917)
David Lloyd was one of 12 children. Because of the lack of work in Cardiganshire at the time nearly all the children left for London to work in the dairy trade including David.
My grandmother was the eldest and helped bring up her siblings. When David prepared to leave for war my grandmother walked from her home Esgair garn down to the village to see him off. She was heavily pregnant at the time and the strain and worry brought on the birth of her daughter (my mother)a month early.
David earned the Victory Medal and the British Empire Medal
Pte. Edward Lloyd
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Denbigh
(d.9th August 1915)
Rflm. Edwin Robert Lloyd
British Army 14th (Young Citizens) Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:12 Warrender Road, Tufnell Park, London
(d.23rd March 1918)
Eddie Lloyd was killed on 23rd of March 1918 during the German advance called Operation Michael. He is remembered on the Pozieres Memorial. He is a distant cousin but his sister was like an aunt to me.
L/Cpl. Evan Lloyd
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Bryn Cal Cottage, Tregarth, Bangor
(d.22 June 1916)
Pte. Evan "Evie" Lloyd
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Denbigh
(d.11th April 1917)
Evan Lloyd was the son of William and Mary Lloyd of Elm Villa, Red Lane, Denbigh. Evan died between the 8th and 11th of April 1917.
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