Individual Details

Lt Robert Ernest Lloyd DAVIES RN

(30 Jun 1894 - 17 Jul 1952)

Events

Birth30 Jun 1894The Vicarage, Brymbo, Denbighshire
Baptism26 Jul 1894Brymbo Parish Church, Denbighshire
Residence1901with his parents - The Rectory, 21, Park Street, Denbigh, Denbighshire
Education1911Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Residence1911as a student - Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Military17 Oct 1914and was commissioned in the Nelson Battalion, Royal Navy
Military12 Jan 1915in the Depot Battalion
Military5 Feb 1915in the 5th Battalion - Crystal Palace, London
Military22 Feb 1915in the Nelson Battalion - Blandford, Dorset
Military10 May 1916with the 2nd Drake Battalion - Blandford, Dorset
Military8 Oct 1916and was transferred to Royal Naval Air Service as Probationary Flight Officer
Military28 Apr 1917as a Flight Officer RN - Royal Naval Air Station, Chingford, Essex
Miscellaneous12 Jul 1919departed aboard the SS Atsuta Maru bound for Singapore - the Port of London
ResidenceAbt Sep 1919Federal Malay States
OccupationAbt Sep 1919rubber planter - Federal Malay States
Marriage1924Lymington Registration District, Hampshire - Dorothy Mary COLES
Residence (family)Abt Nov 1928The Cottage, Bangor, Gwynedd - Dorothy Mary COLES
Miscellaneous8 Dec 1928departed with his wife Dorothy aboard the SS Sarpedon bound for the Singapore Settlements - the Port of Liverpool
Residence (family)Abt Feb 1929Singapore - Dorothy Mary COLES
OccupationAbt Feb 1929rubber planter - Singapore
Miscellaneous30 May 1931arrived with his wife Dorothy aboard the SS Lalaudia from Singapore - the Port of London
ResidenceAbt 1938Malaya
OccupationAbt 1938manager of rubber plantation - Malaya
Residence29 Sep 1939with his unmarried sister Hester Bronwen - 137, Gloucester Terrace, Chilworth Street, Paddington, London W2
Occupation29 Sep 1939manager of rubber plantation (on furlough) - 137, Gloucester Terrace, Chilworth Street, Paddington, London W2
MilitaryAbt 1941as a lieutenant in the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps - Singapore
Miscellaneous15 Feb 1942was captured by the Japanese - Singapore
Occupation15 Feb 1942rubber planter - Singapore
MiscellaneousFrom Abt Aug 1942 to 1945was a Japanese prisoner of war - Camp 4D, Thailand
Residence (family)Abt Jun 1952Hoggatts, Kingsley Bordon, Hampshire - Dorothy Mary COLES
Death17 Jul 1952The Cottage Hospital, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Probate20 Sep 1952London

Families

SpouseDorothy Mary COLES (1895 - )
ChildLiving
FatherLord Bishop Daniel DAVIES B.A., M.A., D.D. (1863 - 1928)
MotherFrances Hester Mary ELLIS (1867 - 1954)
SiblingEvelyn Mary DAVIES (1893 - 1962)
SiblingArthur Lloyd DAVIES (1899 - 1989)
SiblingCap Eric Bancroft "Chip" DAVIES (1902 - 1991)
SiblingHester Bronwen DAVIES (1904 - 1989)
SiblingNoel Gordon "Sam" DAVIES (1910 - 1942)

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