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DAVIES Carlton Griffith Major
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/26590
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- SKR/DAT/IP/26590
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- DAVIES Carlton Griffith Major
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: DAVIES;
Forename(s): Carlton Griffith;
Initials: CG;
Rank: Major;
Previous Battalion: 24 of;
Previous Regiment: London Regt;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 142 Coy;
Other MGC Unit Served (1): 142 Coy;
Other MGC Unit Served (2): 24 Bn;
Awarded: MID;
Other Data: appointed OC of 142 Coy July 1917
appointed OC "C" Coy 47 Bn on formation 1/3/1918
wounded 21/3/1918 - 47 Bn
Rugby Sch: b 2/8/1895 son of Walter Davies, Downhurst, Ealing, W5. 24 London Regt, & MGC, Major, MC, MID 2. Exeter Coll, Oxford 1919. Sudan Political Service 1920
See "Machine Gunner"(Crutchley) p 62 - 142 Coy
Died 18/08/1981 - Obit "The Times" 26/08/1981
photograph: grp of officers of 142 Coy, May 1917 - GS Archives (postcards 7)
joined 24 Bn from base 3/11/1918;Other Notes: MID: LG 25/5/1918 attd MGC
MC (London Regt) 1916;Is photo available? Yes, see VMGCRA Patreon
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)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5530844a-a2f2-4ecf-960b-3ff7b360324a/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
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Machine Gun Corps Database
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DAVIES Carlton Griffith Major