Basic Details
Surname
Davies
Forenames
John George
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative surname
Davis
Served or died
Died
Service number
40403
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 19 Glenton Street. It misspells his surname as Davies.

(CWGC records that Private John George Davis, 40403, died aged 32 on 22/5/1917 while serving in the 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and is commemorated on Bay 9 of Arras memorial. They record him as the son of John and Clara Davis of 75 Eastgate, Peterborough, and the husband of Julia Grace Davis of 19 Glenton Street, Star Road, Peterborough. John's surname is likewise recorded as Davis in the Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects (which record his widow Julia as his legatee) and in Soldiers Died in the Great War, which records that he had formerly served in the Suffolk Regiment. His birth in Sawtry was registered under the surname Davis in 1885).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Arras
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
May
Day of death
22
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action near Arras
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
19, GLENTON STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial