DAVIS William

  • First Name(s):
    William 
  • Surname:
    DAVIS
  • Service Number:
    240422
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st/7th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    9th October 1917
  • Age At Death:
    24
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium, Panel 75 to 77.
  • Place of Birth:
    Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester, resident, Abberley Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of the late Walter and Mrs. Emma Davis

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DAVIS William Is Named On These Memorials

Upton on Severn Memorial Hall
Upton on Severn St Peter and St Paul’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Upton on Severn Memorial Hall with the information: Corpl.

Further Information About DAVIS William

The following report appears in the Upton News 27th October 1917:
Cpl. Davis Killed
News has been received by his mother, Mrs Davis of Court Street, that her son, Cpl. W. Davis, of the Worcestershire Regiment, has been killed in action. Cpl. Davis, prior to the war, was a gardener on the Ham Court Estate, and was a young man very highly regarded by all who knew him. He was a member of the Upton Working Men’s Club and of the Worcestershire Territorials before the world’s calamity overtook mankind.

William Davis has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Tyne Cot Memorial.

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Credits: Upton News researched by Brian Hill.