| Regimental number | 24/497 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waverley |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Tokaora, Hawera |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, T Lavery, Tokaora, Hawera |
| Previous military service | Served for 12 months in Hawera Territorials; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIX, Row A, Grave 10), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs T. Lavery, Tokoroa, Hawera |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 11/491 Trooper John LAVERY |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force (anti-Senussi campaign), 21 November 1915. Proceeded to Ismailia, 17 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 3 January 1917, of when on Active Service, being insolent to an Officer and giving a false answer: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 23 March 1917; transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 26 March 1917 (gonorrhoea); to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, 7 April 1917; to No 51 General Hospital, Etaples, 10 April 1917; discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 16 June 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 26 June 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 84 days. Detached to No 2 Field Company, NZ Engineers, 23 July 1917; rejoined unit, 6 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 238 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10929222 |