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Pte. J. Davies
British Army 9th Btn. Welsh Fusiliers
(d.7th Jun 1917)
James Davies
British Army Yorks & Lancs Regt
The above post card was sent to my Grandmother from her husband. His regiment was the Yorks and Lancs, number 1538 He finished his army career in the Labour corps due to shrapnel in his legs and came home after the war. I am sure that one of these is Grandad James Davies.
Cpl. James Llewellyn Davies VC
British Army The Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Wales
(d.31 July 1917)
Pte. James James Llewellyn Davies
British Army 2nd/2nd Northumbrian Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Lampeter, Wales
(d.31st March 1918)
James Davies died 31st March 1918 and is buried in the Namps-au-Val British Cemetery in France. He was the son of John and Jane Davies From Cwmann, Lampeter, Wales
Pte. James Frederick "Fred" Davies
British Army 16th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:12 Deramore St., Rusholme, Manchester
(d.16th July 1916)
Fred Davies was the son of Mr. J. A. Davies of 12 Deramore St., Rusholme, Manchester
Pte. John Edward Davies
British Army King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
(d.May 1918)
Pte. John Edward Davies was my uncle who served with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was last seen by his sister Dorothy entering the subway at Ripon Station on his way to France, where he died of his wounds in May 1918 at the age of 19. He is buried at Bagneux Cemetry near Gezaincourt, France
His sister moved to Ripon in 1948 and lived quite near the Station and used to regularly catch a bus to town from next to the subway which is still quite a poignant reminder of great sadness and of ultimate sacrifice for so many brave men who travelled through the subway onto the trains and who never came back from France We shall never forget them and our families will always remember my Uncle John with great pride.
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."
Pte. John Davies
British Army 1st Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Denbigh
(d.1st November 1918)
John was the son of David and Sarah (née Roberts) Davies, Carter's Well, Denbigh. He was born on 14th March 1899.
Pte. John Davies
British Army 9th Btn. Welch Fusiliers
from:Templeton
(d.7th June 1917)
I am not a relative of John Davies but am researching all the men who died in the war. Our history group have erected a memorial stone in the village and now want to compile a book with the info so that we can donate it to the local school.
Pte. John Davies
British Army 16th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Abergele
(d.15th March 1918)
As far as we know John Davies was killed while on stretcher bearer duty before going on leave.
ASgt. John Henry Davies
British Army 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment
(d.4th Jul 1916)
John Davies was killed in action on the 4th of July 1916
Pte. John David Davies
Briish Army 1st Battalion, D Company Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Boarshaw Clough, Middleton, Lancashire
(d.14th April 1918)
Pte. Joseph Davies
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Welch Fusilisers
from:Wrexham, Denbs
(d.15th November 1918)
Joseph Davies was my paternal great uncle, and served with the 9th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers. I am currently trying to piece his war history together, with some difficulty.
Joseph was apparently transferred to the Labour Corps 258063 at some stage later in the war. He contracted pneumonia whilst serving in Clonmel, Co Tipperary. Sadly he died on 15th November 1918 in Clonmel and is buried there in a war grave.
Pte. Joseph Davies
British Army 1st Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Denbigh
(d.8th May 1915)
Pte. Joseph Davies
British Army No 20 Remount Sqn Army Remount Service
from:Cumbers Bank, Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales
The only thing I've got about my great grandfather, Joseph Davies is he signed up at Oswestry, and was with No 20 Remount Squadron at Ormskirk. Then he embarked from Southampton I think aboard the S.S. Teviot on the 27th of June 1915 and disembarked in Dieppe 1915-06-28 to join the British Expeditionary Force. He was then posted to No 5 Base Remount depot but then reassigned to No 4 Remount Corps base on 15th of October 1916. He was demobbed on 22nd of April 1919 at Dieppe.
I'm trying to find out what these lads had been through and the areas they covered.
Pte. Lewis James Davies
British Army 131st Protection Company Royal Defence Corps
from:Merthyr Tydfil
A recent interest in genealogy has lead me to search for my ancestors. I have just discovered my great-grandfather, Lewis Davies served in the Royal Defence Corps during WW1. This is all I know so far, but my research continues.
Sgt. M. Davies DCM.
British Army 32nd Battalion Machine Gun Corps
from:New Zealand
My Step Grand Father served in The 32nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps and I believe that he was awarded the D.C.M. in March 1919. I have been trying to find out about him. He was Sergeant 7811 M. Davies. Transport Command, Fourth Army. He was from New Zealand and he is buried there in Wellington. Any information would be appreciated.
Pte Raymond Davies
British Army Rifle Brigade
from:Cardiff
Raymond Davies was my Uncle born in 1899 in Plymouth & obviously gave a wrong age to join up in 1915/16
2nd Lt Reginald Charles Davies
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:"Brooklyn," 8, Private Rd., Enfield, Middx
(d.1st Jun 1916)
Davies, Reginald, Charles. Second Lieutenant, Killed in action on 1st June 1916. Aged 21 years.
Buried in Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, Pas de Calais, in grave I. A. 11.
Son of Edward J. V. and Georgina Peabody Davies, of "Brooklyn," 8, Private Rd., Enfield, Middx. Enlisted at the outbreak of war. Born at Wood Green, London.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte. Richard Lewis Davies
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Llanidloes
(d.1917)
LOP
Pte. Richard M. Davies
British Army 11th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
(d.15th Nov 1917)
Richard Davies sserved with the Sherwood Foresters 11th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 15th November 1917 and is buried in Wizernes Communal Cemetery, Wizernes, France.
Cpl. Richard Llewellyn Davies
British Army 9th Btn. Welsh Fusiliers
from:Hollybush, Mon
Richard Davies left his native village of Hollybush in the Sirhowy Valley Monmouthshire on the morning of the 5th of August 1914. Three times wounded and twice gassed he survived the whole of the main battles of the Western Front and returned home in January 1919. Of the nine volunteers that left the village with him, he was the only one to return home in 1919.
Dick Davies served firstly in the Monmouthshire Regiment and transferred to 9th Royal Welsh Fusiliers in Sept 1916 on the Ancre. He fought in all future major battles with 9th Btn, see his book 'Never so Innocent Again' Published again last year, with much detail of times, places and personalities regarding this fine fighting battalion. This was the chosen title after the diarist Richard Llewellyn Davies often used the expression to relate to his service. "I was never so innocent again after that bloody lot" He often said that.
Pte. Richard Lloyd Davies
British Army 964th Mechanical Transport Coy. Royal Army Service Corps
from:Denbigh
(d.1st February 1919)
Richard was the son of Richard Henry and Catherine Cormac (née Bain) Davies, 33 Beacon's Hill, Denbigh.
Sgt. Richard John Davies
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:9 Morton Terrace, Clydach Vale, Rhondda
(d.28th Aug 1916)
Richard Davies was my father's eldest brother. In the census of 1901 he was eleven years old and was some 27 years old when he died. Taking his date of death as the main clue, then the 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers were part of 22nd Brigade, 7th Division during the attacks on Delville Wood during the Somme Battles, and to quote "An attack on the evening of 28th of August 1916, by a battalion on the right flank and a battalion of the 7th Division to the right, from the east end of the wood, against Ale Alley to the junction with Beer Trench failed." Of the 5,500 allied soldiers interred at Delville Wood Cemetery some 3,500 were unidentified and hopefully he rests there. His name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Robert Edward Davies
British Army 9th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment
My grandfather, Robert Davies said he served with the young and lovelies, Yorks and Lancaster's at Hill 60. He lost a the top off his finger and whilst at hospital used to pour boiling water over the stump, to make it look infected so that he would be able to stay out of the trenches for a bit longer. I remember as a child asking him if he ever captured any Germans. Yes he said I was on my own going down a trench, came to a corner, when I went round a met a German. What happened then grandad? oh he said the German surrendered before I could.
Pte. Robert Owen Davies
British Army 6th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Llanberis
My granddad, Robert Davies hardly ever talked about the War. But, I do remember him saying he had been to Mesopotamia, Egypt and Palestine and I was always fascinated by these names. He did say that he was known for darning the soldiers' socks, and, as a reward was given tins of condensed milk.
Robert Edward Davies
British Army 16th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(d.31st Jul 1917)
My great, Uncle Robert Edward Davies, was killed on the 1st day of Passchendale, 31st Jul 1917. He was in 16th battalion RWF. His cousin was killed on the same day, he was in the 15th battalion and killed in the same locality.
Pte. Robert Davies
British Army 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:Hughes Street, Garston, Liverpool
I don't know a lot about my great grandad Robert Davies's experience of war - he never spoke about it. He joined the army originally in 1896 and attested for the militia on 14th April 1896. He enlisted at Warrington Barracks and was assigned Service No. 4662 and posted to the South Lancashire Regiment. Then he signed up for the regular army and was posted to the 2nd Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment with Service No. 5643.
He spent the first two years on home duty in England, then in 1899 at the British Garrison in Malta. He attended an instruction course and was assigned to the 17th mounted infantry section. He was stationed around Malta, Gibraltar and Crete. In 1904 he went to South Africa. He was now married with children and living at 19 Hughes Street, Liverpool and working as a dock labourer.
He re-enlisted in 1914 at Seaforth Barracks and was given Service No. 3689 and posted to the 3rd Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (his old regiment). He was reposted to the 1st Btn. and embarked for Le Havre and went to Flanders. He then went to Ypres and Givenchy. He was reported missing in December 1914. But it was not until 1915 that his family learned that he was a prisoner of war at Wittenberg. He was transferred to Zerbst in July 1917, but I don't think it was much before 1920 that he saw home again.
He suffered from very bad shell shock and had really bad shakes. He came back very thin and the family said he wasn't the same man. He never spoke about his experiences. He never claimed his medals. I think it must have been very traumatic for him.
Pte. Robert William Davies MM.
British Army 69th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:31 Hanlon Street, Stockton-on-Tees
Robert Davies was my grandfather, he died in 1981 in Stockton on Tees, Co Durham. During the attack of the 69th Brigade on the Hill 60 Sector on 7th of June 1917. He was wounded in the wrist and was awarded the Military Medal for his actions.
Later in the War my Grandfather was taken prisoner by the Germans, he finally arrived home on Stockton on Tees around March 1922.
I am still in the process of trying to find more details of his history between 1917 and 1922.
Pte. Robert Edward Davies
British Army 19th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Llanuwchllyn
(d.3rd February 1918)
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