George Edward John Davis

1887 - 1917  (30 years)

• Name	George Edward John Davis
  Born	22 Jan 1887	Swanscombe, Kent, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [1]
  	Davis, George Edward John. Bugler. Enlisted with the 34th Battalion as a bugler very early in the war and transferred to Machine Gun Section of 2nd Battalion. Anglican. Born January 22, 1889 at Swanscombe, Kent, England and educated in England. He married Helen Resden and has one child, George Albert Davis.He was killed in action August 18, 1917 at the Battle of Lens. He was in England ten months before going to France. His widow lives at 87 Wellington Road, London, Ontario and his mother is Mrs. Peach, 44 Wellington, St., Galt, Ontario. Lillian Peach, 44 Wellington St., Galt, Ontario.1a 1aDavis, George Edward John: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2834616/data?n=4
  		Davis, George Edward John. Bugler. Enlisted with the 34th Battalion as a bugler very early in the war and transferred to Machine Gun Section of 2nd Battalion. Anglican. Born January 22, 1889 at Swanscombe, Kent, England and educated in England. He married Helen Resden and has one child, George Albert Davis.He was killed in action August 18, 1917 at the Battle of Lens. He was in England ten months before going to France. His widow lives at 87 Wellington Road, London, Ontario and his mother is Mrs. Peach, 44 Wellington, St., Galt, Ontario. Lillian Peach, 44 Wellington St., Galt, Ontario. Davis, George Edward John: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2834616/data?n=4
  Misfortune	killed in WW1
  Occupation	1907	Welland, Welland Co., Ontario
  	laborer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179413
  Died	18 Aug 1917	Les Breris, , France
  Buried	Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France
  Person ID	I179413	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	George Henry Davis,   b. Abt 1860, of, Swanscombe, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Carolina Pardoe,   b. Abt 1860,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F51907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Resden,   b. 1886, London, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	2 Dec 1909	Welland, Welland Co., Ontario
  Children	1. George Albert Davis
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F51906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Davis, 30, was firing from inside a trench when a shell exploded, killing him instantly on the fourth day of battle. His comrades found him pinned to the spot, still clutching his pistol. He was a horse-handling teamster from Galt who enlisted as a bugler. Outhit, J. (2017). Poet soldier foresaw his death at battle that was 'worse than Vimy' | TheRecord.com. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7502417-poet-soldier-foresaw-his-death-at-battle-that-was-worse-than-vimy-/

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. George Edward John Davis Birth Date: 22 Jan 1887 Birth Location: Swancombe, England Relative: Helen Davis Regiment Number: 602031

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jan 1887 - Swanscombe, Kent, England Occupation - laborer - 1907 - Welland, Welland Co., Ontario Married - 2 Dec 1909 - Welland, Welland Co., Ontario Buried - - Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth