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Sergeant Arthur Davies

??- 24th March 1918 (30) K.I.A France.


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Possible BAPTISM

Arthur Davies

Birth Date 15 Feb 1879

Baptism date 16 March 1879

Baptism Place St Thomas Dudley Worcester England

Father John Davies

Mother Sarah Davies

FHL Film Number 378786

Reference ID  v92 p 193

 

 

Parents John Davies & Sarah Ann ??

?? Not sure if this is family
1901 55 Hall St Dudley
John Davies 59 Head Limestone ?
Sarah Davies57 Wife
Harry Davies 24 Son Stone ?
Arthur Davies 22 Son Stone ?
Alice Davies19 Daug
John Davies 16Son
Nellie Davies 15 Daug



WW1 RECORDS

Arthur  DAVIES

Service Number: 23732

Rank: Sergeant

Conflict: WW1

Service: Army

Army Sector: Infantry

Regiment:  Worcestershire Regiment

Battalion: 1st Battalion

Former Units: None

Date of Death: 24th March 1918

Age At Death: 30

Cause of Death: Killed in action

Place of Death: Unknown

Place of Burial:

Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial, France, Panel 41.

Place of Birth: Unknown

Home Town: Unknown

Casualty’s Relatives:

Son of John and Sarah Ann Davies, 35, Bennett’s Hill, Dixons Green, Dudley, Worcestershire

 

DOD 24th March 1918 (30)

 

Cwwg – No known grave

FInd a grave- No known grave

 

COMMEMORATED

Commemorated on Pozieres Memorial, France, Panel 41.

Dudley St John the Evangelist Kates Hill WW1 Memorial

Dudley War Memorial

 
https://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/cas ... es-arthur/

 
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org ... ry/1109270

 
Any further information

DAVIES Arthur

Awarded Military Medal.

Arthur Davies has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Pozieres Memorial.

Dudley St John the Evangelist Kates Hill WW1 Memorial with the information: Sergeant M.M.

Struggling to find anything as I'm really not sure if this is the family.
1901 55 Hall St Dudley
John Davies 59 Head Limestone ?
Sarah Davies57 Wife
Harry Davies 24 Son Stone ?
Arthur Davies 22 Son Stone ?
Alice Davies19 Daug
John Davies 16Son
Nellie Davies 15 Daug

DAVIES, HARRY SPITTLE
GRO Reference: 1876 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 162

DAVIES, ARTHUR SPITTLE
GRO Reference: 1879 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 144

Freereg
Staffordshire
Place (Links to more information) Pensnett
Church name (Links to more information) St Mark
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 333
Marriage date 12 Aug 1866
Groom forename John
Groom surname DAVIES
Groom age 23
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Stone Cutter
Groom abode Dudley
Bride forename Sarah
Bride surname SPITTLE
Bride age 21
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley
Groom father forename John
Groom father surname DAVIES
Groom father occupation Stone Cutter
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname SPITTLE
Bride father occupation Nail Weigher
Witness1 Charles HADLEY
Witness2 Susannah HADLEY

Sarah's parents here https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=665616

Sarah on census but not on BCC

SPITTLE, SARAH HALLAM
GRO Reference: 1844 S Quarter in DUDLEY UNION Volume 18 Page 265

Thanks Kd
If Arthur was 30 at dod, would his birth been closer to 1888 ?

Found this and census with address same as 1918
Which makes his mother Sarah Ann Smith

Registration Date 1891
Quarter of the Year Apr-May-Jun
Registration Place Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6c
Page 127

1891 1 Bennetts Hill Kates Hill, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
John Davis 38 Head Iron moulder Rowley Regis
Sarah A Davis 35 Wife
Sarah Davis 7 Daug
Lilian Davis 4 Daug
Arthur S Davis 1/12 Son
All others born Dudley

1901 1 Bennetts Hill Dudley
John Davies 48 Head manager Iron works
Sarah A Davies 45 Wife
Sarah A Davies 17 Daug
Lillian Davies 14 Daug
Gladys Davies 5 Daug

Living next door at 2 Bennetts Hill Dudley
Arthur Davies 10 GrandSon
Samuel Smith 71 Widowed Iron Founder Employer

1911 44 Bennetts Hill Dixon Green Dudley
John Davies 58 Head Iron Founder Grates In Fenders Curlor Co
Sarah Ann Davies 54 Wife
Lillian Davies 24 Daug
Arthur Davies 20 Son
Clerk In Iron Founder Business
Gladys May Davies 15 Daug

Marriage
DAVIES John SMITH Sarah A 1882 Dudley Register Office Dudley Register Office DRO/017/5

You beat me to it Kd
Do you agree it looks about right.

yes

DAVIES, ARTHUR SAMUEL SMITH SMITH
GRO Reference: 1891 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 148

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160 ... hur-davies

Thanks for your help

Added to bcc
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =380036315

Completed

His baptism can't be 1879 if he was born 1891

I've deleted it on bcc