His story
William Hamer Davies was living in Leominster in 1911.
Son of William and Alice Davies, of Hatfield, Leominster, Herefordshire.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/6752. His unit was No. 32 Mobile Veterinary Section.
He died on 9 July 1918, aged 27. He is buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille.
Before the war
- Residence recorded
- Leominster
- Family
- Son of William and Alice Davies, of Hatfield, Leominster, Herefordshire.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/6752
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 32 Mobile Veterinary Section
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 9 July 1918
- Age
- 27
- Cemetery or memorial
- Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
- Grave reference
- I. E. 11.
Connected men
- William Henry CAMPBELLAlso buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
- Sidney John COOKAlso buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
- Thomas Francis DONWORTHAlso buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
- Henry John HUXLEYAlso buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 361
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “William Hamer Davies”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/davies-william-hamer-se-6752/.
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