Private 357722 Harry Travers
Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 2nd/10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 42
Date of death: 28th of April 1917
(Saturday)
Born: Rainhill, Lancs
Resided: Liverpool, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension - II. B. 27.
Census details:
1881 - 6 years old Henry is living at Victoria Terrace, Rainhill with parents William (52), Ann (46) and three siblings: William (17), Samuel (15), Rebecca (10).
1891 - 16 years old 'Clerk' Henry is living at Victoria Terrace, Rainhill with parents William (a watch maker 62), Ann (55) and brother Samuel (25).
The family are shown as 'Travis' in the 1891 census.
1901 - 25 years old 'Clerk' Harry is visiting the Curphey family at 130 Admiral Street, Liverpool.
1911 - Not found.
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=50]Remembered on St Anne's War Memorial, Rainhill[/url]
[url=http://www.rainhillremembers.uk/henry-travers.html]Page on Rainhill Remembers[/url]
MIC gives the forename Henry.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/357722HarryTravers.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Travers_Harry.jpg[/pic]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Travers_Harry_2.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Private Harry Travers at Rainhill (St.Ann's) Churchyard
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 3399