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James Eric Davies – British Army, Royal Artillery, 64 Battery, 4 Heavy Anti‑Aircraft Regiment

Gunner James Eric Davies – British Army, Royal Artillery, 64 Battery, 4 Heavy Anti‑Aircraft Regiment Early Life and Family Background James Eric Davies was born in 1907 at Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, the son of William Henry Davies and Mabel Elizabeth Churchill . 1911 Census By the time of the 1911 Census , the family had settled at 135 Rhondda Street, Swansea , a residence that would remain their long‑term home. William, then thirty‑eight and Carmarthenshire‑born, was employed as a Shop Assistant , while his Somerset‑born wife Mabel, aged thirty, managed the household. The children recorded were Mabel’s stepson Claud , aged thirteen, young Eric , aged four, both attending school, and the infant Esther , under two years old. The Family in the 1921 Census 1921 Census The 1921 Census again places the Davies family at 135 Rhondda Street , where William, now forty‑eight, had progressed to the position of Grocer Manager with Home Colonial Stores Ltd. , 5 Oxford Street, Swansea. Mabel Eli...

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