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Title: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 11:24 GMT (UK)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for relatives of Captain David Oswald Davies - Royal Welsh Fusiliers - who died 22/5/1917 - buried Llanaber (St Marys) Churchyard.

The private memorial marking the grave of Captain David Oswald Davies no longer provides adequate commemoration. The commission are in the process of producing a new headstone to mark his grave.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCGP-J17

Sandra

Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 11:26 GMT (UK)

David Oswald Davies - Death Date 22 May 1917 Barmouth Merionethshire, , Wales
Probate Date 19 Dec 1917 London. to Albert Barnes Davies (surgeon)   £1265  3 s

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLD-GQ2F

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Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 11:32 GMT (UK)
Captain Davis Oswald Davies - 22 May 1917 (with photograph)
LLANABER (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD

https://astreetnearyou.org/person/671609/Captain-David-Oswald-Davies

https://ww1.wales/other-counties/merionethshire-memorials/barmouth-war-memorial

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Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 11:35 GMT (UK)


David Oswald Davies - 1866 - 1917 (burial 25 May 1917 Llanaber Merionethshire Wales)
Death Aged   51 years.  Address - 4 Marine Gardens Barmouth.
Page number:   9

Sandra
Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 11:43 GMT (UK)

British Newspaper Archives - Newspaper -  Western Mail Count -  Glamorgan, Wales. Thursday 24 th May 1917

SOUTH WALES OFFICERS
SOUTH WALES OFFICERS. WELSH FUSILIERS CAPTAIN DIES. Captain D. Oswald Davies, who was attached to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, died at Barmouth on Tuesday. At the outbreak of war he wa.. practising as solicitor at Barmouth and Dolgelly, ind held many public ..................

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Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 11:47 GMT (UK)


1911 free index - Green Hill, Barmouth.

Lizzie Adams   29
Mary Davies   68
David Oswold Davies   42 Boarder. Single. Solicitor.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7JD-3DQ

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Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 11:54 GMT (UK)


1901 Barmouth and Llanaber Merionethshire.

RG13 Piece 5254 Folio 68 Page 9

Jane Jones   77
Robert W Jones   34
Mary Davies   58 David O Davies   33 Solicitor.
Fredrick Jones   17
Cathrine Jones   42

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X91S-265

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Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 11:57 GMT (UK)


1891 Llangollen Denbighshire.

RG12 Piece 4637 Folio 72 Page 11

Sarah Evans   77 widow.
Mary Davies   48 niece
David Oswald Davies   25 grand-nephew
Myfanwy Roberts   17 servant.

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Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 12:05 GMT (UK)


1861 shows the  brother Albert Davies Barnes befoire David Oswald Davies was born.

RG9 Piece 4263 Folio 52 Page 38

David Milton Davies 34
Mary Davies 20
Albert Barnes Davies   3 months
Jane Evans 17

Sandra
Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 12:08 GMT (UK)


The brother in 1911 Dulston House, Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Arthur Bunes Davies   50 Surgeon. Emily Jane Davies   46
Muriel Alice Mary Davies   19 Doris Primrose Davies   17
Margaret Muriel Brooks   5
Mary Authur Crick Ward   36
Minna May Blick   22
Edith Austin   16

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X71B-BXR

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Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 30 January 22 12:16 GMT (UK)


Albert Barnes Davies - died 5 Dec 1950 Gloucestershire. Probate Date 17 Apr 1951 Gloucester.

Anc tree for Doctor Albert Barnes Davies - will message - fingers crossed.

Sandra
Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Tuesday 01 February 22 14:26 GMT (UK)


Relative of David Oswald Davies responded.

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Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: chwiliwr on Monday 07 February 22 12:56 GMT (UK)
As well as the Barmouth war memorial, D Oswald Davies is also commemorated in Dolgellau where he had a solicitor's practice in Queens Square (Llys Owain) in the building which now houses Y Sospan restaurant. As Lt. Davies he led a contingent of 50 Dolgellau men of the 7th Battalion RWF to their HQ in Newtown on 6 August 1914. He was promoted within a month.
I believe he played one game for Wales in 1890, a 5-0 loss to Scotland. The scoreline might explain why he was a 'one cap wonder'.
His father, Rev David Milton Davies a Congregational minister, was a leading light of the movement to disestablish the Anglican church in Wales until his death at a young age. The young DOD was educated at the Congregational School in Lewisham London - a boarding school for the sons of Congregational ministers. Who knew such an establishment would exist?
I have looked for his headstone in Llanaber, in vain. Perhaps soon it will become more obvious.
Title: Re: David Oswald Davies
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 07 February 22 14:24 GMT (UK)
Quote from: chwiliwr on Monday 07 February 22 12:56 GMT (UK)

I have looked for his headstone in Llanaber, in vain. Perhaps soon it will become more obvious.


South east of church, near east boundary.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236263330/david-oswald-davies

Sandra