Socrates Alverti (abt. 1889 - 1917)

Born about 1889 in Sale, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 9 Jan 1917 at about age 28 in Iraq

Biography

Lance Corporal Socrates Alverti was Killed in Action during World War I.

Socrates was born late 1888 - early 1889 in Sale, Cheshire. ^[1] He is the son of Jacob Alverti and Sarah Kretchy. ^[2]

Lance Corporal Socrates Alverti served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Manchester Regiment
Service ended: 9 January 1917

Private Socrates Alverti was killed in action fighting with The 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment in Mesopotamia. ^[4][5]

He was buried in Amara War Cemetery, Al `Amarah, Maysan, Iraq. ^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ ALVERTI, SOCRATES Mother's Maiden Surname: KRETCHEY GRO Reference: 1889 M Quarter in ALTRINCHAM Volume 08A Page 178
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X923-DMZ : 21 May 2019), Sorates Alverti in household of James Alverti, Stretford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Stretford subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4939-G3Z : 5 May 2019), Socrates Alverti in household of Jacob Alverti, Sale, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cheshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/835106:60506?tid=&pid=&queryId=57672eaa696466d5aa3208e407801a2e&_phsrc=AVz1752&_phstart=successSource
5. ↑ "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name Socrates Alverti Birth Place Altrincham, Cheshire Residence Albany, Georgia, U.s.a. Death Date 9 Jan 1917 Death Place Mesopotamia Enlistment Place Manchester Rank L Corporal Manchester Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 32538 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Asiatic Theatres Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #521217
6. ↑ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" S ALVERTI, AMARA WAR CEMETERY XVIII. K. 6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/627247/s-alverti/
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56323806/socrates-alverti: accessed 12 November 2023), memorial page for Lance Corporal Socrates Alverti (1889–9 Jan 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #56323806, citing Amara War Cemetery, Al `Amarah, Maysan, Iraq; Maintained by Remembering (contributor 46946602).