Thursday 21 September 2023

Barnsley Cemetery John Edward Davies

War Memorial Gravestone for John Edward Davies (photo by Wayne Bywater)
Links:

War Memorials Register listing

War Memorials Online listing

Find A Grave

Lives of the First World War

Photograph by Wayne Bywater

Grave Location and Inscription: 
H 267
In Loving Memory of / Ann / The beloved wife of  / Private J.E. Davies / who died March 3rd 1915 / aged 22 years. / Also Lily, daughter of the above / who died December 27th 1915, aged 4 years. / Also the above named Private J.E. Davies, who was killed in action in France, April 9th 1917,  / aged 27 years. / Also Phoebe Allemby, dearly loved mother of the aforesaid / Ann Davies / died April 18th 1944, aged 77 years. / Peacefully Sleeping. //

Read more about John Edward Davies on
A Barnsley Historian's View - 'Thomas and John Edward Davies - Two Brothers Who Lose Their Lives in Very Different Ways in WW1'

John Edward Davies is also remembered on the St John's Barebones FWW memorial.

Private John Edward Davies is buried in Chocques Military Cemetery, in France, Plot I.K.8. and commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

B&DWM #BAR07/87

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