No.155311, Corporal, John William DAVEY
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John William Davey (jun) was born in Lackford on 24th June 1890 (Thingoe Q1-1889 4A:704) son of John William and Anna DAVEY (née BUCKLE).
1891 census...Aged 9 months, he was at Brook Farm Cottage, Lackford with his father John DAVEY [31],traction engine driver, born Bardwell; his mother Anna[33] born Barningham; brother Harold J [2] born Stanton and cousin Abigail STIFF [10] born Hundon. On 22nd May 1895 he started at Elveden Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1901 census...Aged 10, he was at Brandon Road, Elveden with his parents and brothers Harold, William [8] born Lackford and Bertie [5] born Elveden. 1911 census...Aged 20, plumber's assistant, he was at Brandon Road, Elveden with his parents, brother Harold (engine driver's labourer), and Bertie, keeper's yard boy. In 1914, in Wandsworth, he married Emily L.F.BATT, later of The Chase, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough. His elder brother Harold Edmond was killed at Ypres in 1915. Their daughter Emil L. was born in Wandsworth in 1916. see here |
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He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds in the Suffolk Regiment. He died in the military hospital in Colchester, having been transferred to the Labour Corps presumably due to illness or wounds.
With no Army service record found, it cannot be stated where or when he was wounded or taken ill
and also on the Weather Heath Memorial (Elveden Column by the A11) click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
