Rory Reynolds Posted 23 February , 2008 Share Posted 23 February , 2008 Hello all I recently came into some effects of a Benjamin Lavendofsky. Among these were a silver Chess medallion from the University of London chess club dated 1912 and a British War Medal to 558038 (could be a 9 at the end) Pte. B Lavendofsky.Labour Corps. I was given the goods by his son who now goes by the surname of Lavender. I have tried to track down a 1901 census entry for him but have come up empty handed. I would also like to know if his number, 558038, means that he entered the war very late and, possibly, never qualified for the Victory medal making this his only entitlement. Any help would be appreciated. Regards Rory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 23 February , 2008 Share Posted 23 February , 2008 Rory, The only Lavendofsky on the MICs is your chap - see next posting.His number does end in 9 and per this search he only served in the Labour Corps. The 1901 census comes up blank, as you mentioned, but there is a record of a Dora Lavendofsky being born in Whitechapel in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1900. Volume 1c page 313. The problem you've got is that a name like that can very easily be mis-spelt by the census chap. Les edited - 2.01pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 23 February , 2008 Share Posted 23 February , 2008 Here you are (saved you a few bob!!) His MIC courtesy of Ancestery.co.uk As you can see, there is nothing on the back of the MIC. Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Reynolds Posted 23 February , 2008 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2008 Thanks Les You've saved me more than a few bob if you look at where I live.! Any idea as to whether or not he would be a late entry i.e. does the number signify a possible late entry into the war? Regards Rory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Lee Posted 23 February , 2008 Share Posted 23 February , 2008 Rory His number means he joined in the Spring of 1918. He was in 1002 Company - this is recorded in the British Jewry Book of Honour. Ivor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Reynolds Posted 23 February , 2008 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2008 Thanks Ivor Where could one find out more about 1002 Company? Also, is it possible to get a download of the entry in the book you refer to? Regards Rory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Lee Posted 23 February , 2008 Share Posted 23 February , 2008 Rory I'll PM you what there is on 1002 The BJBH entry just has the name, number and company number. It is part of the list of Jews in the Labour Corps Ivor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ariellelavender Posted 30 June , 2008 Share Posted 30 June , 2008 Rory-my name is Trevor lavender and i am Ronald lavenders' son. I grew up in Durban but live in Montreal-I know the chess medal you describe as I first saw it about 40 years ago-How did you come into possession of this? Benjamin would have been my Grandfather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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