Basic Details
Surname
Davies
Forenames
Kenneth George
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the College website (see References) reads as follows: 'Kenneth George Davies, Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. ​Kenneth George Davies, came up to Jesus College in October 1914 as a Classical Exhibitioner from Haileybury College in Hertfordshire, following his brother Wilfred Eric Davies (1912). Born: London, 4 June 1895, Fell in action: 19 May 1917.
Kenneth was obviously close to Wilfred as the Jesus College Cambridge Society obituary for him says that “he was well known to many Jesus men by his visits to his brother” (Jesus College Cambridge Society Annual Report 1917, p22). Both brothers enlisted with the Royal Engineers, Kenneth at the end of his first term. He was promoted to Lieutenant in February 1917 and was killed in May of that year. In his obituary it is recorded that his brother Wilfred had been invalided home with shell shock. Wilfred also survived service with the R.A.F. in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches. He died in January 1974 at the age of eighty. (Jesus College Cambridge Society Annual Report 1974, p36)'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Mont-St-Eloi
Cemetery
Ecoivres Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
May
Day of death
19
Age at death
21
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial