Name
Joseph Lavinge
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
08/06/1921
33
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Shoeing Smith
M/331657
Royal Army Service Corps
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HITCHIN CEMETERY
S.E. 1304.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin
Pre War
Without more information we are unable to identify anything about Joseph pre-war background and we do not know if he had any connection with Hitchin or Hertfordshire, other than his burial here.
Wartime Service
Joseph was formerly a Driver (66800 Spr) in the Royal Engineers. He was transferred to M/331657 Royal Army Service Corps on 20 November 1918.
Additional Information
It should be noted that there are two pension cards in his name. The first, date stamped, 24 September 1920. refers to his rank as Private correctly gives 331657 as one of his service numbers , but also gives MTE/8600 together with pencil annotation of 6800. The other bears no service number and refers to Foreman MMR Lavigne and refers to the seaman’s Institute and that he served H.M.S Glasgow and that he had not received a pension for over 3 years. Although the record has been annotated (recent years) as for Service Number M/331657, 66800, it seem likely that it is actually for a naval man of the same name.
Acknowledgments
Kate Thompson, Jonty Wild
