Bombardier David John Davies
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Davies,
David John
Date of birth: 1887-03-27
Place of birth: Wales
Marital status: no data
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1916-11-03
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Pozieres British Cemetery, II. F. 31.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 86740
Highest Rank:
Bombardier
Rank detail
Bombardier (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 588738
LAC ID:
332815
Service file: B2336-S015
Uploader's Notes: Husband of Ada Davies, of Atwater, Saskatchewan. Native of Aberystwyth, Wales.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action. While in a gun pit of his Battery near Pozieres on the night of November 3rd, 1916, a heavy Howitzer shell made a direct hit on the pit, and he was instantly killed.
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action. While in a gun pit of his Battery near Pozieres on the night of November 3rd, 1916, a heavy Howitzer shell made a direct hit on the pit, and he was instantly killed.
Uploader's Research notes: June 2014 (again June 2016) - Memorial Cross available at Bosley Military Auctions. [Bombardier Army Canadian Field Artillery 5th Brigade ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2016-06-27