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Name : Walter Albert William Davis Son of Walter Davis and Lucy Davis (née Sheasby) of Ventnor. Born 1899 Ventnor. |
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Census information : 1901 : Walter and Lucy Davis, with their children including "Willie aged 2", are at 4, Down Lane Cottage, Down Lane, Ventnor. Walter Davis is a Driver. 1911 : Walter and Lucy Davis, with their children including "Willie aged 9", are at 2, Waterworks Cottages, Newport Rd, Ventnor. Walter Davis is a Cab Driver. |
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Service Details : Private 20574 Walter Albert William Davis, 6th Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 11 October 1918 Commemorated at : Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ventnor War Memorial Independent Order of Rechabites War Memorial County War Memorial |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, July 4, 1919 Page 3 The name of Pte. W. Davis (Dorset Regt.) son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis, of Worsley Cottages, Ventnor, appears in the official list as having won the Military Medal. His parents have received no news of their son since he was reported wounded and missing. Note : There appears to be no official record of the award of the Military Medal. |
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Acknowledgments : Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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