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Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man:
Private Frederick Haver.    Born about 1881 in Bethnal Green, London, the son of Robert John and Eliza Haver. He joined the 1^st Battalion The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) on the 20^th February 1900, service number L/6356, and was awarded the South Africa Medal with the 1901-1902 clasps for Transvaal and Orange Free State. Between 1903 and 1907 he served in India in locations including Peshawar, Sialkot and Amritsar. His military record shows that was confined to barracks on the 28^th August 1901 for taking off his bandolier without permission and 5 days confined to barracks on the 16^th October 1905 for not complying with an order. On the 16^th February 1906 he was reported for having a greasy greatcoat on a guard mounting parade and he was awarded two extra guard duties and confined to barracks for 5 days. On the 5^th October 1906 he was confined to barracks for 7 days for irregular conduct (quarrelling with a native orderly) the day before and on the 3^rd January 1907 he was reported for slackness on sentry and given one extra guard duty. He transferred to the Army Reserve on the 20^th February 1908 having completed eight years service. On the 7^th April 1912 he married Annie Miles at St John the Evangelist Parish Church, Upper Edmonton, Middlesex and was living at the time at 26 Florence Road, Upper Edmonton. They had one son, Frederick John Haver who was born on the 13^th March 1913 in St Pancras, London. In November 1913 he was appointed as a Porter in the London Postal Service. As he was in the Army Reserve he was mobilised on the 5^th August 1914 following the declaration of war with Germany the day before. The family were living at 125 Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town, London. He entered France with his old regiment on the 11^th September 1914 and was reported Missing, Killed in Action on the 31^st October 1914, aged 34 years. His widow was awarded a pension of 15 shillings per week for herself and one child. As he had no known grave he also commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panels 11-13 and 14. Probate of his will was granted on the 19^th July 1916 to his widow who was living at 52 Queen’s Gate, Kentish Town. Effects totalled £80 19s.5d. He was posthumously awarded the 1914 Star and Clasp, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

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