William Laverty was the son of Patrick Laverty. William Laverty enlisted in Holywood, County Down. Rifleman William Laverty was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles when he died of wounds on Friday 2nd June 1916. Rifleman Laverty is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France. The CWGC record Rifleman W Laverty as the son of Patrick Laverty of Mill Quarter, Toomebridge, County Antrim.
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William Laverty was the eldest son of Patrick and Rose Laverty. Patrick Laverty married Rose O’Neill on 26th September 1898 in the district of Ballymena.
William Laverty was born on 5th December 1898. He was the eldest of four children.
The 1901 census lists William as age 2, living with the family at house 11 in Millquarter, Ballyscullion, County Antrim. Patrick Laverty was a general labourer.
Family: Patrick Laverty, Rose Laverty, William Laverty (born 5th December 1898), Annie Laverty (born 31st January 1901), John Laverty (born 28th March 1904), Sarah Laverty (born 22nd September 1906), James Laverty (born 1st November 1908).
William’s mother, Rose Laverty, died sometime between 1908 and 1911.
The 1911 census does not list William as living with the family at house 47 in Mill Quarter, Ballyscullion. The family were now living with his father’s parents. His father was a widower.
The 1911 census does list a William Laverty as age 14, working as a servant for the Mulholland family at house 8 in Ardnaglass, Ballyscullion, Antrim.
William Laverty enlisted in Holywood, County Down.
Rifleman William Laverty was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles when he died of wounds on Friday 2nd June 1916.
Rifleman Laverty is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
The CWGC record Rifleman W Laverty as the son of Patrick Laverty of Mill Quarter, Toomebridge, County Antrim.
