Individual Details
Daniel Meurig DAVIES MM
(13 Dec 1898 - 6 Oct 1918)
Events
| Birth | 13 Dec 1898 | Tain Cwm Farm, Gartheli | |||
| Residence | From 1901 to 1911 | with his parents - Tain Cwm Farm, Gartheli | |||
| Occupation | From Abt 1913 to 1916 | ||||
| Education | 1916 | as a senior scholar for holy orders - St. John's College School, Ystrad Meurig | |||
| Military | 23 Dec 1916 | after enlisting - Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire |  | ||
| Death | 6 Oct 1918 | of his wounds - Somme, France | |||
| Burial | VI. E. 21., Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, Somme, France |
Families
| Father | David Evan DAVIES (1856 - 1917) |
| Mother | Margaret JONES (1858 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Rev Canon Thomas Edward MEURIG-DAVIES (1884 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Rev William David DAVIES (1887 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Mary DAVIES (1888 - ) |
| Sibling | Elinor DAVIES (1889 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Hannah DAVIES (1891 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Jane DAVIES (1892 - 1965) |
| Sibling | John Henry MEURIG-DAVIES (1897 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Llewelyn Jones DAVIES (1901 - 1907) |
Notes
Military
Daniel Meurig Davies, M.M., Private, 91673, Durham Light Infantry.Daniel was the son of David and Margaret Davies, of Taincwm, Gartheli, Felinfach. He was senior scholar of St. John's College School, Ystrad Meurig prior to the war, and enlisted at Aberystwyth on 23 December 1916 into the Pembroke Yeomanry. After four months on the reserve, Daniel was posted to the Welsh Regiment, before being drafted to France in April 1918, and joining the 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, which was attached to 64 Brigade, 21st Division. The division was one of the units hit by the German Spring Offensive on the Somme in March 1918, fighting at the Battle of St Quentin and the First Battle of Bapaume, before being evacuated to Flanders to rest. Unluckily though, the Germans launched a fresh offensive on the Lys in April 1918, and the division was caught up in the thick of the fighting again. The battered division now moved south to rebuild, but again was unlucky, as the Germans launched a fresh offensive on the Chemin-des-Dames, and the division was caught up in the action again, fighting in the Battle of the Aisne. During August 1918 onwards the Division they took part in the great offensive which ended the war. Daniel was wounded during the Battle of the St Quentin Canal, and was evacuated to the 65th Field Ambulance, where he died of his wounds on 6 October 1918, aged 19. Daniel is buried at Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, France. He had won the Military Medal prior to his death.