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Taliesyn Davies – Royal Air Force

Aircraftman 1st Class Taliesyn Davies – Royal Air Force Early Life and Family Background Taliesyn Davies was born in 1920 in Swansea , the only child of Herbert Augustus Davies and Myfanwy Davies . 1921 Census The 1921 Census records the family living at 21 Trafalgar Place, Brynmill , where Herbert Augustus, aged 32 , born in Mumbles , was employed as a Joiner by Henry Billings & Sons, Builders and Contractors . His wife Myfanwy, aged 31 , born in Port Talbot , managed the home while caring for their young son, Taliesyn , then one year old . Taliesyn Davies Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles credit - findagrave Service with the Royal Air Force As a young man, Taliesyn enlisted in the Royal Air Force , where he served with the rank of Aircraftman 1st Class . Although surviving records provide limited detail about his specific duties, men of this rank were often engaged in essential ground‑based roles—technical, mechanical, or logistical—supporting the wider operational needs of the ...

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