223927 L/Cpl. John Henry Davies British Army 171st Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers (d.20th June 1915) John Davies was born on the 1st April 1880 at Newcastle upon Tyne, the eldest son of Charles Davies, and his wife Ellen. John married Esther Ann of 15 Vernon Street North, Barnsley at Morcott, near Uppingham, Rutland, on the 13th April 1903. They had three sons John, born 12th July 1904, Charles, born 7th May 1908 and George born 18th September 1910. They moved to Barnsley at some stage and John enlisted in the 13th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, in September 1914, and trained at Silkstone Camp. He was transferred to Royal Engineers. He was killed on the 20th June 1915 whilst working near Hill 60. Sapper E. Roberts wrote:- "We have lost one of the finest men who came out of Newhall Camp, Silkstone. There was not a more willing or better lived man in the camp. A man who did his duty thoroughly and everyone thought the world of him, and all that we can say is that he died a noble death."
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