Edward Davies, Age 36
Private, 202294, 1st/5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment.
West Yorkshire cap badge.
Edward was the son of George (a Waggoner) & Mary Ann Davies of 18 Horsehay Potteries, Horsehay. Edward worked in 1901 as a brick layers labourer.
Edward was killed in action on the Somme on September 3rd 1916, when his battalion attacked the German front line, although some of his company managed to take some of the German trenches they were later counter attacked and driven back to the British front line. Edward was first thought to have been taken prisoner but no trace of him was ever found and he is remembered on the Thiepval memorial, pier & face 2A.
After the news of Edward's death reached Horsehay the family blamed his loss onto his sister, who was in service in Yorkshire. Edward at the time of his enlistment was visiting this sister (Hence his service with the West York's) and according to surviving members of the family, His parents blamed their daughter for not stopping Edward enlisting, they never spoke to her again and so the war had also caused a family to split apart as well as taking a son.
WWI Medal Rolls Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves
Edward's commemorated
Thiepval Memorial
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