Private Francis Shirley Davis

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Davis, Francis Shirley

Date of birth: 1891-08-15

Place of birth: London

Next of kin: Jerry Smith (stepfather), Walnut Tree House, Ashford, Willesborough, Kent, England

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Farmer

Occupation (normalized): General Farmer

Address: Beckenham, Saskatchewan

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1917-04-09

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), IV. A. 3.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 105530

Highest Rank: Private (5th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 5th 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 this.

CWGC ID: 297102

LAC ID: 341494

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B2339-S055

Uploader's Research notes:

June 2016 - Memorial Plaque offered on eBay.

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

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 5th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2016-06-27