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Edward Llewellyn Davey-Thomas

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Edward Llewellyn Davey-Thomas

February 20, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

1712

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information

Son of Philip and Catherine Davey-Thomas, of Eglos, Ludgvan, Cornwall.

Commemorated on Page 11 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. D. II.

Location:

Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear 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 575 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 575 of 1140.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of February 27, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y68uvic#mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of February 27, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y68uvic#mode/1up
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    Wimmereux Communal Cemetery
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