Private William Arthur Davis
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Davis,
William Arthur
Date of birth: 1893-07-08
Place of birth: Bristol Gloucestershire England
Next of kin: Annie H. Davis, mother. Lakeview, Queens County, New Brunswick
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Thelus Military Cemetery, II. A. I.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 69256
Highest Rank:
Private
(26th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 26th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 296748
LAC ID:
349581
Service file: B2360-S027
Uploader's Notes:
Brother of Mrs. Emily E. Howes, of Haymarket Square, Saint John, New Brunswick
Previous service: 62nd St. John Fusiliers militia
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion D Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-05