Name
John William Davie
1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
11/05/1917
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
43479
Manchester Regiment
21st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 7
France
Headstone Inscription
He has no Headstone. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial to the missing in France.
UK & Other Memorials
Cheshunt Town Memorial, St Clemence Church Memorial, Turnford, Not on the Wormley memorials
Pre War
John William Davie was born in Wormley, Hertfordshire, in 1893, son of Arthur Davie a, Gardener and Amelia Davie (nee Draper). The youngest of two children.
1901 Census records John aged 8, living with his parents and sister Eugenia (9) at, 64 Belmont Road, Reading, Berkshire.
1911 Census: living with his parents and sister Eugenia (18) at 43 Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts and working as an Apprentice rose grower.
His mother Amelia Davie died on 4th June 1919, aged 69.
On his enlistment his occupation is given as a picture framer/artist.
Wartime Service
John enlisted on 26th November 1915 (N.B. requested Home Service only) posted to the Army Reserve the following day 27th. Mobilised for war service on 21st January 1916.
Formerly 25336 Bedfordshire Regiment. Transferred from 4th Beds Regt to Loyal North Lancs on 26th June 1916. Embarked for France on 1st July 1916, joining his Battalion at Etaples the following day. Attached to 20th Manchester Regt on 8th July 1916, his service record shows he was a "certified bomber". Suffered from heat stroke during July and August and was sent Rouen to recover.
Transferred to the 21st Battalion, Manchester Regiment on 18 October 1916, with the service number 43479. Listed as missing between 11th/15th May 1917, assumed killed in action on 11th May 1917.
Additional Information
His mother Amelia Davie of 158 High Street, Cheshunt receive a dependents pension of 4/- a week from 19th February 1918, increased to 5/- a week from 6th November 1918, on her death it transferred to his father Arthur Davie. John's effects of £7-6s-9d, Pay Owing and his War Gratuity of £5, went to his father Arthur Davie.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Brenda Palmer
