William Davis
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 15386
Parents: William and Ann (Nee Sheppard) Davis
Marital status: Single
Home address: Portland Street, Ten Acres, Soundwell, Bristol (1901 Census)
Pre-war occupation: Unknown
Date of birth: 1891
Date of death: 09/05/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known grave – Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Age: 23
Further information:
William was born in 1891 (4th Quarter) and Baptised at Christ Church Downend on 4 February 1894, the same day as his younger brother Thomas.
William served with the 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action on 9/05/1915.
William Davis is commemorated on the Downend Christ Church Memorial and the Staple Hill Page Park Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.