DAVIS, George William

Credit: CWGC

Lance Corporal

2nd Battalion

Hampshire Regiment

George was born 1890 in Newport to Charles & Louisa (nee YORK) DAVIS who were living at 44 South Street in Newport around the time of George’s death.

George, aged 24, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed in Action on the 30th of November 1915. His body was never found or identified & so George is commemorated by the Commission upon the Helles Memorial to The Missing in Gallipoli, Turkey together with 20,962 of his missing First World War comrades.

George is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.