LAVERTY, David Williams
(Service number 38965)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/10/1878 | Place of Birth | Leeston |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Albury | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. G. STEPHENS (sister), 137 Slater Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 22nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 October 1954 | Age | 76 years |
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| Place of Death | Whanganui | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
David Williams Laverty was the older son of Joseph and Ann Jane (née Chambers) Laverty. He was educated at Leeston and Dotleston schools. David was working as a farm hand for his father at Albury when he enlisted. His brother George also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 November 2019]; NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 November 2019]; School Admission records [08 November 2019]; Aromoho Cemetery burial record (Whanganui District Council) [08 November 2019]
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