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William Henry Davis

In memory of:

Honourary Captain William Henry Davis

August 9, 1918

Military Service

Age:

35

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Chaplains Department

Division:

Attached to the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (1st Central Ontario Regt).

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information

Born:

January 21, 1883

Enlistment:

March 6, 1916
Edmonton, Alberta

Son of James and Anne Davis, of Davistown, King's Co., Ireland. The Chaplain Service was part of the permanent force. It provided chaplains for Canadian units and formations both overseas and in Canada. Information courtesy of Merrickville Memorial Project, May 2002.

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:

LE QUESNEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I.

Location:

Le Quesnel is a village about 26 kilometres south-east of Amiens and 8 kilometres south-west of Rosieres and a little north of the main road from Amiens to Noyon. LE QUESNEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY is situated on the northern side of the village on the road to Caix.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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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 1101 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 1101 of 1140.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.January 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.January 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Officer's Declaration Paper

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    Officer's Declaration Paper
    Officer's Declaration Paper
  • Merrickville Remembers– This project was sponsored jointly by the Canadian Legion Branch 245 and the Merrickville District Community Health Centre. Serving on the Committee were Jack Jessop, Past President of Legion Branch 245; Joyce McKay, who lost a brother in the Second World War; Peter McKenna, Executive Director of Merrickville and District Community Health Centre; and Jack Wilcox, who upon discharge from the Canadian Army in 1945, prepared the Sydney Academy Memorial Booklet honouring the students of the Academy who gave their lives in the Second World War.

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    Merrickville Remembers
    Merrickville Remembers – This project was sponsored jointly by the Canadian Legion Branch 245 and the Merrickville District Community Health Centre. Serving on the Committee were Jack Jessop, Past President of Legion Branch 245; Joyce McKay, who lost a brother in the Second World War; Peter McKenna, Executive Director of Merrickville and District Community Health Centre; and Jack Wilcox, who upon discharge from the Canadian Army in 1945, prepared the Sydney Academy Memorial Booklet honouring the students of the Academy who gave their lives in the Second World War.
  • Memorial Page– William Henry Davis is honoured on page 10 of the Merrickville Remembers booklet, published in January 2003.

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    Memorial Page
    Memorial Page – William Henry Davis is honoured on page 10 of the Merrickville Remembers booklet, published in January 2003.
  • Newspaper Clipping

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    Newspaper Clipping
  • Photo of William Davis– Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of William Davis
    Photo of William Davis – Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo of grave courtesy Wilf Schofield, England.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo of grave courtesy Wilf Schofield, England.
  • Grave Marker– Photo of grave courtesy Wilf Schofield, England.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo of grave courtesy Wilf Schofield, England.
  • Photo of William Henry Davis– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of William Henry Davis
    Photo of William Henry Davis – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Beechwood National Military Cemetery Hall of Colours Canadian Military Chaplains stained glass window

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Beechwood National Military Cemetery Hall of Colours Canadian Military Chaplains stained glass window

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