Private William Griffith Davies

Name: Davies, William Griffith

Address: 280 Egerton St, London Ontario

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1916-04-13

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Lijjsenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium, VI. B. 18A.

Final Rank: Private (18th Battalion)

Battle wounded/killed: St. Eloi. Sniper shot to the head

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

LAC ID: 349617

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B2360-S063

Uploader's Notes: There is a stone marker commemorating this soldier at the grave of his parents in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London Ontario. The stone was placed their by his friends following the war and reads as follows: He was a chum of ours;One of the best we knew;He would meet us with a cherry Hello, in the trenches as we were marching through;He was one of the best to a pal out of luck; The best at playing the game;He gave up his life for those at home;So I'll take off my hat to his name.

Uploader's Research notes: There is a stone marker commemorating this soldier at the grave of his parents in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London Ontario. The stone was placed their by his friends following the war and reads as follows: He was a chum of ours;One of the best we knew;He would meet us with a cherry Hello, in the trenches as we were marching through;He was one of the best to a pal out of luck; The best at playing the game;He gave up his life for those at home;So I'll take off my hat to his name.