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Lavers, Reginald Adolphus Frederick

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Identification

Regimental number: 487334
Battalion / unit at enlistment: 5th Univ Co
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 12 Feb 1893, Truro, Cornwall, England
College Building memorial: First floor, northeast
Slide number(s): HR-1096, HR-1097

U of S attendance

Entry date College Left - date Left - reason Degree Degree - date Notes
1913 Arts - Emm        

Military service - attestation

Volunteer/drafted: volunteer
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 22 Nov 1915
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: divinity student
Religion: Anglican
Age: 22 years
Height (inches): 65.50
Chest expansion (inches): 35.50
Amount of expansion (inches): 2.00
Previous military service: militia
Notes: 5th Devon Territorials

Military service - assignments

Group Type Location First known date Last known date Reason for end of assignment Notes
5th Univ Co           
PPCLI        1917 April 29 KIA

Rank

Rank Date Notes
Private  
Lance Corporal  
Sergeant, acting  

Decorations

Decoration type Notes
M.M.

Wounds

Wound type Date Notes
  15 Sep 1916

Death

Date of death: 29 Apr 1917
Cause: killed in action
Location: Vimy Ridge, France

Family

Mother: Lavers, H
Mother's Address: 18 Russell St., Plymouth, Devon, England (1915)

Non-military addresses

Address Occupation Earliest date Latest date Source Notes
Plymouth, UK student 1913 1914 U of S Calendar
Saskatoon  student 1914 1916 U of S Calendar

Sources

National Archives reference: RG 150 Box 5442 - 9
College Building list #: 102
Roll of Honour list #: 115
Roll of Service (1928) #: 36
Long List #: 36

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