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Richard Ernest Davis

In memory of:

Corporal Richard Ernest Davis

September 27, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

202203

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 16, 1896

Only son of Richard and Ellen Davis, of Suite 1, Stuart Apartments, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 395 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SAINS-LES-MARQUION BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. E. 18.

Location:

Sains-les-Marquion is a village about 12 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and 2 kilometres south of the D939, Arras to Cambrai road. SAINS-LES-MARQUION BRITISH CEMETERY lies at the junction of the D15 and D16 roads, about 1.5 kilometres from the centre of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 1061 of 1140.

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 1061 of 1140.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram March 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Richard Ernest Davis– Richard Ernest Davis, born London 1896, educated at The King's School Worcester,emigrated to Canada 1913, survived by widowed mother and sister.

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    Photo of Richard Ernest Davis
    Photo of Richard Ernest Davis – Richard Ernest Davis, born London 1896, educated at The King's School Worcester,emigrated to Canada 1913, survived by widowed mother and sister.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • News Paper Clipping– Article

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    News Paper Clipping – Article

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