Individual Details

Gunner John Arthur DAVIES

(Abt 1915 - 15 Apr 1945)

Events

BirthAbt 1915Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
MilitaryFrom 1944 to 1945Royal Artillery
Death15 Apr 1945on war service - near Dunkirk, Belgium
Probate26 Sep 1945Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
BurialCassel Communal Cemetery Extension, Cassel, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Families

FatherEbenezer DAVIES (1871 - 1951)
MotherSarah EVANS (1879 - 1921)
SiblingGwyneth DAVIES (1905 - 1983)
SiblingAlbert James DAVIES (1907 - 1991)
SiblingThomas Glyn DAVIES (1910 - 1977)
SiblingHarold DAVIES (twin) (1912 - )
SiblingMargaret Eileen DAVIES (twin) (1912 - 1990)
SiblingSidney Charles DAVIES (1913 - 1970)

Notes

Military

Regimental number - 14680197. He served with 600 Regiment, Royal Artillery, after having been transferred from the 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment. John 's unit was advancing through Belgium, when it was ordered to attack a mill near Dunkirk on 15 April 1945, which had been fortified by the Germans. The attack was costly, with John being among 15 men killed or mortally wounded.

Probate

Probate was granted to his fathe Ebenezer Davies, retired railway inspector. His effects were valued at £240.

Burial

Grave Number - 16. Row - E.