BORN MALTON 1884. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY LAVERACK (1849-1928) & LUCY CORDUKES (1854-1897), OF “THE GRANGE”, KNAPTON STATION, MALTON, YORKSHIRE. SON OF A FARMER. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A BANK CLERK IN HULL, BOARDING AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 23487, 9TH LONDON REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 09/08/1917, AGED 33. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, WILLIAM. HE LEFT HIS FATHER, £206 IN HIS WILL AT THIS PROBATE ADDRESS. HE IS BURIED AT MONCHY BRITISH CEMETERY, MONCHY-LE-PREUX, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “A MOST AMIABLE & DEVOTED SON, WHO NEVER GAVE FATHER OR MOTHER A WRONG WORD. SORELY MISSED”.
| Name | John Messina Laverack |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Malton, Yorkshire, 1884 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 9 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy-Le-Preux, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | London Regiment |
| Battalion | 9th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 23487 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
JOHN MESSINA
Military Number:
23487
Rank:
Private
Date Died
09/08/1917
Place died:
Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy-Le-Preux, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
33
