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William Evan Davies

In memory of:

Lieutenant William Evan Davies

May 11, 1917

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

10th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Marian Ellis Browne (formerly Davies), of Braemar Lodge, Calgary, Alberta, and William Davies.

Commemorated on Page 225 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. L. 5.

Location:

Roisel is a small town 11 kilometres east of Peronne. The ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the east side of the road to Villers-Faucon and the EXTENSION is immediately to the north of the Communal Cemetery.

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 875 of 1140. He was initially buried in L’Abbaye German Military Cemetery, located 5 ½ miles North West of St. Quentin near Villecholles. He body was subsequently exhumed and re-interred in ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.

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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 875 of 1140. He was initially buried in L’Abbaye German Military Cemetery, located 5 ½ miles North West of St. Quentin near Villecholles. He body was subsequently exhumed and re-interred in ROISEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Lt. William Evan Davies enlisted with the First Canadian Contingent at Camp Valcartier, Quebec, on September 24th, 1914. In honoured memory.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Lt. William Evan Davies enlisted with the First Canadian Contingent at Camp Valcartier, Quebec, on September 24th, 1914. In honoured memory.

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