Earle Clifford Lavery

1895 - 1918  (23 years)

• Name	Earle Clifford Lavery
  Born	2 Sep 1895	Dorking, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [4, 6]
  		Lavery,EarlC.-WW1.jpg
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Tailor, Tailor Shop
  Residence	1911	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Military	1914	WW1   [7]
  	WW1, Private, 118th Battalion / 1st Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Service #751450
  Occupation	1916	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	store clerk men's furnishings
  Died	2 Sep 1918	Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Website	2009
  	Photograph
  	Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection Description: Black and white, head and shoulders studio portrait of Earl Clayton Lavery, of Elmira, Ontario, in uniform. Notes: Earl Clayton Lavery was killed in action at Arras, France. The photographer, Robert W. Willoughby, operated a studio in Elmira from 1906 to 1918. Inscriptions: Front: Earl Clayton Lavery, Elmira. Killed in action at Arras, France.
  Residence	Dorking, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-50512P
  Buried	Sun Quarry Cemetery, Cherisy, Pas De Calais, France
  Person ID	I50512	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Meredith Lavery,   b. 7 Feb 1849, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1926, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Margaret Lloyd Williams,   b. 6 Sep 1857, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1932, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F27965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Earl Clayton Lavery Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection P002106
  		Earl Lavery World War I medallion image from Ian Brant 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 1. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 12 Page 1. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. LAVERY, EARL CLIFFORD Regimental number(s): 751450 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5442 - 57 Date of Birth: 02/09/1895 Dorking [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. Earle Clifford Lavery Death Date: 2 Sep 1918 Rank: Private Unit: 1st Battalion Service number: 751450 Cemetery: Sun Quarry British Cemetery Cemetery Location: Cherisy, 7 1/2 Miles South East of Arras, France Burial Place: Arras, France "Killed in Action" He was shot in the mouth by a bullet fired from an enemy machine gun and killed instantly, while taking part in operations with his Company, [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Sep 1895 - Dorking, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tailor, Tailor Shop - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - store clerk men's furnishings - 1916 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Sep 1918 - Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Residence - - Dorking, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Sun Quarry Cemetery, Cherisy, Pas De Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth