David Davies

Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais, France

David Davies

Driver No. 36837 B Battery, 79th Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

Killed in action in France 17 April 1917. Age 29.

Buried in Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery Arras, Pas de Calais, France. V.A. 14.

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Born in Cuddington Heath, Malpas in 1888 or early 1889 (baptised 23rd January 1889)

Third son of Joseph and Mary Davies of Cuddington Heath, Malpas.

David’s trade on enlisting was recorded as a waggoner.

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David Davies and friend John Hopley had enlisted and were waiting to be called up in Oct 1914.

They were serving by December 1914.

Both were killed in the same battle, by the same shell, on 17th April 1917.

They are buried in adjacent graves.

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