MAJOR+ROLAND+TIVEY

Roland Tivey Commonwealth War Graves Commission: 23413 Private, 20th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died 4th August 1917, aged 20. Son of George and Ann Tivey, of Derby Road, Risley, Derby. Buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Godewaersvelde, France, grave reference: I C 7. Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19: Born: Melbourne, Derbyshire. Enlisted: Ilkeston. Residence: Risley, Derbyshire.

1911 Census: Roland Tivey was a 14 year old market gardener, residing in High Street, Melbourne. He was the son of George Tivey, a market gardener, and Ann Tivey.