Edward Raymond Davies – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 9 Squadron
Flying Officer Edward Raymond Davies – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 9 Squadron Early Life and Family Background Edward Raymond Davies was born in 1922 in Swansea, the son of Edward Theodore Davies and Anne Olwen Evalaine Jones . He grew up in the city during the interwar years, part of a working family rooted in the industrial communities of Swansea. The Family in the 1939 Register 1939 Register The 1939 Register records the Davies family living at 235 Neath Road, Swansea . Edward’s father, Theodore E. Davies , was employed as a Dustman , while his mother, Annie O. E. Davies , undertook Unpaid Domestic Duties . Their daughter Vida I. Davies worked as a Tailoress , and Edward Raymond , then seventeen, was listed as a Student . The youngest, Haydn S. Davies , was recorded as a Can‑Boy , reflecting the early working roles common among young men in pre‑war Swansea. Service with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Avro Lancaster III Edward enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunte...
