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Pte. William John Lathlan
British Army 34th Machine Gun Corps
(d.11th Jan 1917)
My mum is the great niece of Private William John Lathane. She learned his story and that of her great aunt, his wife, from his sister-in-law, but her family were reluctant to talk about the war, understandably. All she has handed down to her was his dog tag, but she has always been interested in the family history, and we have found some information, any more would be great.
Pte. William John Lathlane
British Army 34th Coy Machine Gun Corps
from:Dove Cottage, Cullercoats, Northumberland
(d.11th Jan 1917)
This photograph of Esther & William was taken at the Pleasure Gardens Studio possibly when William was home on leave November 1916
A locket owned by the family of Esther Isabell Lathlane showing her late husband William John Lathlane killed in action 11th January 1917.
William has no known grave and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, he was 27 years old.
Pte. Charles Harold Latimer
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th & Trans 13th Corps & 7th DLI
W. Latimer
British Army 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Cpl. Benjamin Latter
RFC 91 Squadron
from:84 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester
Benjamin Latter (born Barnet Latter in Manchester on 12 Apr 1895) trained as a watchmaker before WW1. In 1911 he was living with his parents at 84 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester. His parents, Simon and Mary, were first generation Jewish immigrants from Latvia. They had arrived in England some time before 1871 and took British Citizenship in 1899. Simon had his own business at 84 Cheetham Hill Rd as a grocer.
Benjamin joined the 1/7th Manchester Regiment with regimental number 295047. His military records do not appear to have survived. His RAF records state that he served with the Manchesters from 2 Feb 1917 to 11 Aug 1917 but his Army medal roles indicate that he may have served much earlier in the war. A separate section of his RAF record states that he served 'man service' with the Manchesters at age 21 years one month from 22 Mar 1916 for Duration of War. He clearly served in France as he was admitted to the 1st Australian General Hospital in Rouen on 13 Aug 1917 with trench fever, moving 4 days later to Leith War Hospital.
Benjamin transferred to the RFC on 10 Nov 1917 with regimental number 34498. He was enlisted as an Instrument Repairer, probably selected as such as a result as a result of his pre-war training and experience as a watchmaker. He was posted to 91 Sqn RFC. He transferred to the RAF on 01 Apr 18 with service number 107189. He was transferred to Heston on 23 Aug 1918 and was discharged to the RAF General Reserve on 09 Apr 1919.
After the war Benjamin became, with his younger brother Ellis, a jeweller and watchmaker in Manchester. He married Dolly Solomon on 24 Mar 1924 and passed away in Manchester in 1977. His family are very proud that, as a second generation immigrant, born a British citizen, Benjamin was able to so faithfully serve his adopted country.
Pioneer George Howard Latter
British Army 42nd Div. Signal Coy Royal Engineers
from:7 Wilfred Street, Salford
(d.9th November 1918)
Pte. Frederick Havelock Lattimer
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Commissioned to DLI 13th Aug 1918
Burgher Willem Adriaan Laubscher
South African Forces Clanwilliam Commando Mounted Commandos
(d.23rd April 1915)
Burgher Laubscher is the Son of Dirk Jacobus Laubscher and the late Maria Laubscher (nee Lombard).
He was 28 and is buried in the Spitsberg Farm Cemetery, Loeriesfontein, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Lt. Lauder
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
Lt Lauder was one of six RAMC doctors who were sent by the Germans to help with an outbreak of typhus at Wittenberg POW Camp (January to July 1915).
L/Cpl. George Herbert Lauder
British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:Kiveton Park
(d.25th Nov 1917)
My Dad's Uncle George Lauder was always a favorite topic of his. He has photos of George in France from 1914 to 1917. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. My dad was a Wilks, George was my grans elder brother. George played cricket for the same team as my grandad and possibly this is how my granddad Lance met Beatrice. George will be remembered this year and each year to 2017 with far moire poignancy than ever before.
George served with the 2nd Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry during WW1 and was killed, aged 22, on the 25th November 1917. He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, near Ypres, Belgium. He was the Son of John Lauder, of 190 Wales Rd., Sheffield.
Sgt. Joseph Beaumont Lauder MM
British Army 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Newcastle
(d.16th September 1916 )
Pte. Frank Laugher
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
(d.17th Sep 1917)
Frank Laugher, son of Samuel Laugher and Mary Jane (Fisher) born 30th November 1895, in Bromsgrove. Brother to Thomas Henry, Leonard Alfred, Albert Victor, Alice, Lillie, Christopher,Daisy Elizabeth, Walter Norman and Daisy Evelyn. As a boy Frank was a member of the All Saint's Church Choir. Frank had worked at the Home and Colonial Stores and at Neale's Stores, Bromsgrove. He was working at Austin's before enlistment.
Frank Laugher enlisted as a Private in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 3rd December 1915 at Bromsgrove when he was placed on the army reserve. On his attestation paper he gave his address as All Saints Road, Bromsgrove and his age as 20 years 0 months. He was 5 feet 7 and three quarter inches tall. Frank was mobilised on 6th May 1916 and posted overseas on 30th August 1916. Over the next the next two months he had several periods of illness concluding with influenza for which he was admitted to hospital on 4th November 1916. He was discharged from hospital on 2nd December 1916. On 17th April 1917 he joined the 11th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in readiness for the Battle of Arras. He was reported missing on 29th April 1917 whilst taking part in the fighting. On 30th April 1917 Frank was reported as a prisoner of war in Limburg,Germany having been captured uninjured at Arras on 28th April 1917. He died of sickness as a prisoner of war at Kriegs Gef Lazarett at Douain on 17th September 1917. Frank's possessions and his British War Medal and Victory Medal were sent to Samuel Laugher, All Saints Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
Pte. Walter "Wag" Laundy
British Army West Surrey Regiment (The Queen's)
from:Middlesex
Drmr. Harold Laurence
British Army 5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Louth
(d.30th June 1915)
2nd Lt. Stuart Laurence
British Army 10th Battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
from:Maidstone, Kent
(d.17th Sep 1917)
Stuart Laurence was killed in action on the second day of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
Rfmn. George Laurens
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Jersey
(d.12th Aug 1917)
George Laurens was the son of Mr & Mrs J Laurens of Hirst House, First Tower, St Helier, Jersey. In March 1916 he trained as a sniper. One month later he had a lucky escape when a snipers' bullet struck him on the helmet and ricocheted off with minimal injuries.
In August 1917, when the Jersey Company was holding the line near Frezenberg, he was badly wounded. After lying out for 2 days, he was taken to the 44th Casualty Clearing Station. Despite an amputation, his wounds were fatal and he died there on 12th of August 197. He has a War Grave in the Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Vlamertinghe. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, The British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Lieutenant Colonel Harry John Laurent VC
New Zealand Army 2nd Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade
from:New Zealand
Sgt. Bruce Llewellyn Laurie
British Army 1st Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:Tottenham
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Up until a few years ago, Bruce Laurie was just a name on my family tree. A chance conversation with a distant cousin from the USA on a family history website, lead to her coming to visit me in the UK. She brought with her a small collection of old photographs, two of which were of Bruce. It was amazing to be able to put a face to the name, but I still know very little about Bruce.
Pte. William Laurie
British Army 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment
from:West Hartlepool
(d.20th July 1916)
My great uncle, William Laurie, who lived at 51 Bromley St, West Hartlepool, was killed in action at the Somme on 20th of July 1916, possibly during the Battle of Delville Wood. It was two days after his 24th birthday. He left behind his wife, Selina (Codling), and their one-year old son, William. My mother, Ada was also only one-year old when he was killed. Although she never knew him, she still refers to him as Uncle Will. He fought with the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment and is reportedly buried near Thiepval.
Pte. Thomas Lavelie
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Surname may be Lavelle, to check!
Pte. F. Lavelle
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte. John Lavelle
British Army 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Lancashire
(d.5th April 1916)
John Lavelle of the 11th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, died of wounds received at the Dardanelles on 5th of April 1916. Age 26, he was the son of Michael and Emily Lavelle. He is buried in St. Josephs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Moston, Lancashire.
Pte. Joseph Lavelle
British Army 9th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:61 Anne St, Burnley
(d.26th Sep 1915)
Joseph Lavelle is buried at Cambrin.
Daisy Lavender
Nursing Auxiliary
from:New Malden
This is my Nan (my Mum's Mum) who is Daisy Rainsforth nee LAVENDER b. 21st March 1893 in Kingston-on-Thames.
Daisy worked 'in service' at 79 Eaton Place, Knightsbridge up until 1916 when she left her work there and went back to her home town of New Malden to help with the thousands of wounded soldiers coming back from France injured. That is where she met my grandad ERNEST RAINSFORTH - 2/5th West Riding Regiment who had been badly wounded in battle in N France. As near as I can tell, Ernest was wounded around 9th March 1917.
Ernest was transferred to Malden Hospital, New Malden where Daisy had volunteered to be a nursing auxiliary. She met Ernest - fell in love with him - and married him in his home town of Gainsbrough on 16 March 1918.
This picture of Daisy was taken in Gainsbrough on 21st March 1918 just one week after her wedding to Ernest. It was taken on her 25th birthday.
Daisy certainly did her bit in the way of war work too.
Daisy was the sister-in -law of William RAINSFORTH mentioned - 5th Lincolns - Hohenzollern Redoubt. She was the niece of Albert H DEAN who died at 10th Military Hospital France(he was her Mum's brother). Daisy became the wife of ERNEST RAINSFORTH - my Grandad. Daisy's great-great grandmother (Anne Howard nee EDLIN formerly TRUMPER b. 1800 of Harefield) was also the Gt Grandmother of Robert Edward RYDER VC so that makes Robert some kind of cousin to Daisy I think !!!!!! Robert Edward RYDER's Mum was Jane Howard - grand-daughter of Ann Howard through Ann's son Robert Howard. Daisy Lavender's grannie was Ann Maria Trumper b. 1853 d. 1925 whose father was Henry TRUMPER b. 1829 d. 1892 who was the son of Ann Howard nee EDLIN formerly TRUMPER b. 1800. One last thing - my Nan's sister named Violet Lavender (my great-aunt) b. 1895 d. 1981 was an avid collector of all sorts of things in her youth. I have over 250 old post cards circa 1910 - 1930 which were a part of her collection. All are stamped and form a massive insight into what girls/ young women of her age in that era were like. The postcards have been invaluable to me in tracking the lives of both Daisy Lavender/Rainsforth and her sister, Violet Lavender during WW1 as they wrote and communicated with one another by post cards.
Daisy Lavender
Nursing Auxiliary
from:New Malden
This is my Nan (my Mum's Mum) who is Daisy Rainsforth nee LAVENDER b. 21st March 1893 in Kingston-on-Thames.
Daisy worked 'in service' at 79 Eaton Place, Knightsbridge up until 1916 when she left her work there and went back to her home town of New Malden to help with the thousands of wounded soldiers coming back from France injured. That is where she met my grandad ERNEST RAINSFORTH - 2/5th West Riding Regiment who had been badly wounded in battle in N France. As near as I can tell, Ernest was wounded around 9th March 1917.
Ernest was transferred to Malden Hospital, New Malden where Daisy had volunteered to be a nursing auxiliary. She met Ernest - fell in love with him - and married him in his home town of Gainsbrough on 16 March 1918.
This picture of Daisy was taken in Gainsbrough on 21st March 1918 just one week after her wedding to Ernest. It was taken on her 25th birthday.
Daisy certainly did her bit in the way of war work too.
Daisy was the sister-in -law of William RAINSFORTH mentioned - 5th Lincolns - Hohenzollern Redoubt. She was the niece of Albert H DEAN who died at 10th Military Hospital France(he was her Mum's brother). Daisy became the wife of ERNEST RAINSFORTH - my Grandad. Daisy's great-great grandmother (Anne Howard nee EDLIN formerly TRUMPER b. 1800 of Harefield) was also the Gt Grandmother of Robert Edward RYDER VC so that makes Robert some kind of cousin to Daisy I think !!!!!! Robert Edward RYDER's Mum was Jane Howard - grand-daughter of Ann Howard through Ann's son Robert Howard. Daisy Lavender's grannie was Ann Maria Trumper b. 1853 d. 1925 whose father was Henry TRUMPER b. 1829 d. 1892 who was the son of Ann Howard nee EDLIN formerly TRUMPER b. 1800. One last thing - my Nan's sister named Violet Lavender (my great-aunt) b. 1895 d. 1981 was an avid collector of all sorts of things in her youth. I have over 250 old post cards circa 1910 - 1930 which were a part of her collection. All are stamped and form a massive insight into what girls/ young women of her age in that era were like. The postcards have been invaluable to me in tracking the lives of both Daisy Lavender/Rainsforth and her sister, Violet Lavender during WW1 as they wrote and communicated with one another by post cards.
2nd Lt. John Eliott Lavender
British Army 10th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Sheffield
(d.28 April 1917)
John Eliott Lavender, known as Jack, was born in Penistone in 1895 whilst the family were living on Sheffield Road. They later moved to Grimesthorpe Road Sheffield. Jack's father John Lavender worked at Atlas works and upon leaving school, Jack followed in his footsteps. In 1915, Jack married Edith.
Jack was a member of the York and Lancaster regiment serving with the 7th Battalion, the pioneer battalion. He arrived in France on the 13th July 1915 serving first as a Corporal and then as a Sergeant. Jack was commissioned in the Lincolnshire Regiment on 6th February 1917 serving with the 10th battalion the Grimsby Chums. Jack is mentioned in the battalion war diary on the 25th April 1917 ‘Night of 25 – 26 furnished a working party of 200 men under 4 officers, 2nd Lt Lavender found 1 off and 1 Pte of the 4th Seaforths wounded in front of our line near MI Pleasant Wood. They had been lying out since attack of 23rd Casualties hit.’ Whilst on home leave in 1916, Jack and Edith conceived a child. Unfortunately, Jack was killed on 28th April 1917 at the Battle of Arleux, and never met his son John, who was born on 1st June 1917. Jacks body was never recovered.
In 1924, the Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel Vignoles wrote back to Edith , who had written to Mr Cox, the secretary of the 10th Lincolnshire association, asking for information on her husbands death. ”My own view is that your husband, with many others, was killed that day, buried by the subsequent heavy shelling. ” Jack's son grew up intensely proud of his father despite never meeting him. Jacks widow did marry again but grieved for her first husband until the day she died. Jack is remembered on the Arras Memorial. His brother Wilfred was killed on the 1st July 1916, the first day of the Somme Offensive and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Sgt. Wilfred Harris Lavender
British Army 12th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Sheffield
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Wilfred Harris Lavender, known as Billy, was born in Penistone on the 16th November 1893 and baptised in St John’s Church on the 22nd December. He lived with his family on Sheffield Road, Penistone but later moved to Grimesthorpe road, Sheffield. His Father worked at Atlas Steelworks. On 21st August 1912, aged 18, Billy took on a Sheffield University apprenticeship, becoming a student teacher at Sheffield Central School.
Billy signed up with three of his brothers on 11th September 1914, the second day of enlistment for the Sheffield Pals. He was promoted to Corporal 17 days later. After arriving at Penkridge, Billy was promoted again to Lance-Sergeant on the 11th May 1915 and finally to Sergeant on the 27th July 1915. Like the rest of the battalion, Billy went to Egypt and didn’t get to France until March 1916. On 10th April 1916, whilst on active service, Billy failed to salute the Brigadier, General Carter Campbell. This was disobedience of general orders and he was severely reprimanded.
Billy was killed on the 1st July 1916 on the first day of the Somme offensive. His body was never recovered and could still be there today. He is named on the Thiepval Memorial for the missing. His brother John Eliott Lavender (known as Jack) was killed at the Battle of Arleux on the 28th April 1917 and is named on the Arras Memorial.
Private Barner Laver
British Army 3rd Bn. attached. 2nd Bn Essex Regiment
from:Billericay, Essex
(d.22nd June 1917)
There is no story - there cannot be. The man who would have been my Great Uncle didn't make it through. As a child I "inherited" his medals, the 'plaque' for his grave and the letters of thanks from the Palace.
For many years these intrigued me until at last old enough to venture further afield on my own I set out for Billericay and discovered his name on the War Memorial. Research was not easy when I was younger and trips to St Katherines House to learn more foundered.
The advent of the internet and my surprising ability to grasp it's techniques led to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission pages and the surprising information that Great Uncle had been quite close all the time having been interred at Felixstowe, Suffolk. Why Felixstowe? I think his Battalion of the Essex Regiment may have had a base in the area thus the wounded may have been afforded local burials. But why not take his body the relatively short distance back into Essex and to his home town? Maybe the cost was prohibitive or possibly the family were "annoyed" that this young man had gone off to war, perhaps against their desires. We will never know - the last person who could possibly have shed light on these times (my Grand Father - Barner's Brother) died in the 1960's even before my medal "inheritance" started my curious mind off on it's search.
I am glad that I found Uncle and have been to visit his grave to "let him know" about the family that he could never have met. I often think about him even though I know so little about him.
Pte. Bertie Laver
British Army 17th Btn., attchd. Royal Engineers Middlesex Regiment
from:Braintree, Essex
(d.19th December 1916)
Sgt. Ernest Laverick DCM
British Army 13th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
from:Middlesbrough
(d.28th July 1917)
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