Joseph Lazzari (1879-)
Newcastle man served with Durham Light Infantry and was part of the regimental band
Joseph Lazzari was born in St Andrews, Newcastle, in 1879.
He enlisted 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry and was part of its band playing the bugle. He was later posted to 3rd Battalion Durham Light Infantry in South Shields, becoming a Company Sergeant Major.
He served in France where he was wounded in the left arm in 1914.
When his time expired in 1917, Lazzari was retained in the Army under the Military Service Act until he was discharged in 1919.
Birth date: 1879
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: St Andrews, Newcastle, Nothumberland (birth place)
16 Spring Street, Westgate, Newcastle, Northumberland (1881 census)
Education: Chadwick Memorial Certified Industrial School, Gosforth, Newcastle, Northumberland (1891 census)
Religion: Catholic
Organisation membership: 3rd Battalion , Durham Light Infantry
Employment: Musician (1895)
Family: Father: James Lazzari
Mother: Elizabeth (nee Johnson)
Siblings: Alice, Sarah, Paul, James, Elizabeth, Frederick
Military service:
Company Sergeant Major
Regimental number: 5630
3rd Battalion , Durham Light Infantry (previously 2nd Battalion, DLI)
Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal
1914 Star
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Sheen | Durham at War Volunteer
