Eulogy

Dennis Laverick

Dennis was a huge contributor and participant of the legacy LF website as Photo Editor and Webmaster

Funeral

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The Laverick's

Read about the three generations of The Laverick's serving in the LF

Cpl Dennis John Laverick

Dennis is remembered in the Bury Times

Dennis Laverick membership card — I feel so honoured to be given the Number 1 Membership card

Joined the junior soldiers as a drummer in 1964 at Sutton Coalfield moved to Weeton Camping 1966 to join 1LF into the Corp of Drums.

Moved to A Coy 1 Plt until I became company driver to Major Ian Cartwright in Hong Kong I was in the athletics team the swimming team and cross country team, when the LF's disbanded I went to 2RRF for six months in Berlin before returning to Bury with 72 Army Youth Team returning to 2RRF at Catterick.

I did 4 tours of Ireland after the 1st tour of Ireland I moved to the signals plt leaving the army in 1972.

When I left the army I joined the association and was for 12 years, Treasurer of the LF Club.

Then I started the Fusiliers Krypton Factor Competition. My team and I ran this competition for 14 years and raised ¼ of a million pounds mostly for the Army Benevolent Fund and Fusiliers Aid Society; I received the Fusiliers Regimental Commendation and medal for my work for the Fusiliers Association s Aid Society, and for services to the Regiment.

Newspaper cutting that goes with the photo

This photo was taken in the RHQ the old QM's (my Grandads) Office it was in Lancashire Life. Dave Roberts and Terry Jolliffe also on Photo

Receiveing the Regimental Certificate and medal at a Krypton Factor Presentation Night

Looking at my granddads sword in the Museum

Pat, Dennis and Tracey at Buckingham Place before going into the Royal Garden Party

1LF Atheltics Hong Kong runner up to Brian Hobbs

1LF Breast Stroke relay team. Winners - A Coy

Dennis Laverick presented with the Regimental Medal — Presentation of the Regimental Medal of Merit by Col Cartwright and Maj John Hallam in 1989

Dennis' work with The Krypton Factor

The Krypton Factor Competition ran for 14 years and in that time it raised 1/4 of a million pounds for different Charities mainly The Fusiliers Aid Society and the Army Beneverlent Fund. Thanks go to the Fusiliers Club in Bury members who did the Marshalling, D Coy the PTIs who came every year from one of the 3 RRF Battalions the medical unit of 207 and 208 General Hospital, Granada Television for there backing and Gordon Burns who gave his time to present the prizes Liz Dawn and Bill Tarmy (Jack and Vera Duckworth) who came along as well and all the Sponsores of the trophies and all the competitors who came year after year