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DAVIES Leslie Frederick St John Major
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20567
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This record is about the DAVIES Leslie Frederick St John Major dating from 2000-2024.
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SKR/DAT/IP/20567
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Title (The name of the record)
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DAVIES Leslie Frederick St John Major
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Date (When the record was created)
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2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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The user is advised to read the FINDING AIDS document linked to this catalogue for an explanation of the method by which this record has been created and any terms used.
Surname: DAVIES;
Forename(s): Leslie Frederick St John;
Initials: LFS;
Rank: Major;
Previous Regiment: Norfolk Regt;
MGC Branch: Cavalry;
MGC Unit: 21 Sqn;
Other MGC Unit Served (1): 20 Sqn;
How killed: D;
Where: Lebanon;
When killed: 10-Nov-1918;
Awarded: MC;
Other Data: Greshams School Register 1955: b 23/6/1893 son of Rev AC Davies of Antingham. At School 1904- 1911. Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Major MGC, MC, MID, died of malaria at Aleppo. Buried at Beirut 1918.
See "Through Palestine with 20 Sqn MGC" p 50, 100, 101;Other Notes: DAVIES, Major, L F St.J, MC, Mentioned in Despatches, 20th Sqn. Machine Gun Corps (Cav). 10th November 1918. Age 25. Son of the Rev. Arthur Charles and Mrs. Ellen Augusta Davies, of 9, Bracondale, Norwich. 291. Beirut War Cemetery, Lebanese Republic.
MC: LG 4/6/1917;Related National Archives files: WO339/20673;
END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 digital record
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/364c22b8-67c2-4c30-b02b-01c6f90d50d0/
Series information
SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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DAVIES Leslie Frederick St John Major