George Davies – Devonshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Private George Davies – Devonshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion George Davies Thiepval Memorial, Somme credit - findagrave Another casualty of the Devonshire Regiment , 2nd Battalion , was George Davies . He was the son of William and Mary Eliza Davies , of 1 Port Tennant Court, Port Tennant, Swansea . Private Davies served with the battalion during the Battle of the Somme and was killed in action on 1 July 1916 , when the 2nd Devons suffered heavy losses near Ovillers‑la‑Boisselle . His name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial , Somme, among the thousands of soldiers who have no known grave.
