Basic Details
Surname
Davies
Forenames
Elsie
Gender
Female
Information stated on memorial
Alternative surname
nee Ockenden
Alternative forename
Elsie May
Served or died
Died
Notes
Her entry on the College Register reads as follows: '1016[1019] OCKENDON, Elsie May (Davies), b. 24.08.1911, dau. of C. Ockendon, municipal officer, m. Rev. Emlyn Davies (06.1936), d. 26.11.1940. Mary Datchelor Girls’
School, London. St Hugh’s 1930-3. Mod. History, BA Hons III (1933), Dip Ed (1934). History mistress, Duchess’s School, Alnwick (1934); on marriage moved to Merthyr Tydfil where she devoted herself, especially through the YWCA, to the fostering of international concord. Died by enemy action on RMS Rangitane off New Zealand, on returning from Australia after acting as escort to British children.
Sources: White; Chr 14.'