Name:

TIVEY, John

Initials:

J

Age

Born 25 August 1894 in Shepshed, Leicestershire

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Lance Corporal

Regiment/Service:

Leicestershire / South Staffs

Unit

1/5^th Regiment

The 5th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment (Territorial Force) was a pre-war territorial (part-time) battalion. After the outbreak of war, the 5th Battalion, in common with other territorial units, formed itself into two and later three lines in order to accommodate those who rushed to enlist. These were known as the 1/5th, 2/5th and 3/5th Battalion respectively.

The 1/5th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment (Territorial Force) was mobilised at the Drill Hall, Loughborough on 4 Aug 1914 and assigned to the Lincoln and Leicester Brigade in the North Midland Division. It was moved to the Luton area. In Nov 1914 it was moved to Bishops Stortford. On 28 Feb 1915 it embarked for France, landing at Le Havre. On 12 May 1915, the formations were retitled 138th Brigade in 46th (North Midlands) Division. On 21 Jan 1916 it embarked at Marseilles for Egypt but disembarked the next day as the move was cancelled. The battalion ended the war in the same formation on 11 Nov 1918 at Dains du Nord, south-east of Avesnes, France.

Occupation:

Lace Hand

Time & Place of  Attestation

Unknown, possibly Leicester or Loughborough

Service No:

1331/40415

Casualty Type:

Was injured several times whilst on active duty.

Other Information

He was the son of John Tivey, Stocking Maker and Elizabeth Adkin of Shepshed.  His mother died when he was 4 years of age and his father took his sister to America (later sending for John) to try and raise his family there.  But his father did not like the idea of becoming an American Citizen and returned to Shepshed. John and his wife Gertrude and his sister Elizabeth eventually emigrated to Australia. At time of attestation, address given as Sullington Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire. (Note: I have a couple of letters written by John to his close  relatives containing information on his lifetime and also his Army Pension Records ~ if you would like copies, please contact us.)

Description of Service

Enlisted 28 December 1912 to serve in the Royal Leicestershire and transferred to the South Staffordshire Regiment19/11/1916.

Suffered from Swelling of the knee and was discharged from active service suffering from a serious case of Jaundice.

Wife listed as Gertrude (nee Fox) address at discharge was 112 Westminster Road, Selly, Birmingham,