FAMILIES AT WAR - THE TRAVERS FAMILY
On this page we show through using members of the Travers family, how wars can cover generations of the same family. It also shows how migration can take you into wars you would otherwise have not been involved in.
GEORGE TRAVERS
1827 - 1875
son of William Pitman Travers & Dinah Hayward
My 1st cousin 4 times removed
Private No 4284 George Travers of the 3rd Battalion
Grenadier Guards fought in the Battle of Alma considered
to be the first battle of the Crimean War on 20 Sept 1854.
During the battle the 3rd battalion lost 63 men. Due to the hard fought victory "Alma" as a girls name became
popular in the UK.
JOSEPH TRAVERS
1844 - 1926
son of Joseph Travers & Eliza Bray.
My 4th cousin 3 times removed
Joseph Travers born in Loders Dorset emigrated in 1850. He enlisted in the 49th Volunteer Illinois Infantry on 2nd Nov 1863 to fight in the American Civil War. Over 3 million men fought in the war, 2 million for the union and 1 million for the Confederates. 110,000 killed in action, 200,000 died of disease and 25,000 died in prison camps. Total deaths during the war reached 359,000. Joseph was mustered out on 9th Sept 1865 at Paducah Kentucky, lived a long life and had 5 children
WILLIAM PALMER TRAVERS
1872 - ?
son of William Palmer Travers & Elizabeth Tunnadine
My 5th cousin twice removed
WALTER TRAVERS
1884 - 1967
son of James Travers & Elizabeth Sharp.
My 2 cousin twice removed
Lance Corporal No 1581 William Palmer Travers was a drummer in the Kings (Liverpool) Regiment.
He enlisted at the age of 14 in 1886 and fought in the Boer War of 1899 - 1902.
Private No 5057 Walter Travers was in the Royal Army Service Corps during World War 1. The RASC was responsible for land, coastal and lake transport, supplies of food, fuel etc. The picture above shows an advertising poster from 1915.