Canadian Army

[shilo]

Albert John Sidwell Davis
Born 15 Mar 1897  was christened on the 4 Apr 1897 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents Albert Davis and Frances Catherine

[Flattybasher9]

Has anyone actually found the 1895 Birmingham birth for Albert John Sidwell Davis??

Regards

Malky

[shilo]

Albert John S Davis
Apr-May-Jun 1897
Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire
Volume 6a
Page 32

[MargP]

Well it looks like that there is only one Albert John Sidwell Davis, he just did not know his DOB or where he was born, par for the course in genealogy.

Margp

[Telfordmoz]

Thanks to everyone for you help (somewhat confusing), so far. Firstly 'Jack' suffered with chronic breathing problem during his life, so he did survive the gassing. I have his short birth cert, that shows his d.o.b. as 1897. Jack did die in Staffordshire on 15 Apr 1961, but there was no will as his wife Nellie had to go through probate at Birmingham, in june 1961, to inherit his estate of £12,516.

I have previously looked at the Field Artillery record for Albert John DAVIS, but that is the wrong one, as the next if kin indicates a mother (of the wrong name) and his was deceased. The information about him joining the Canadian Regiment No. 175 in 1914 is useful, but although he moved to the Birmingham area when very young, he was born in Gloucestershire. The information about Albert DAVIS and Frances Catherine KINGSFORD being his parents are correct. I'll check out the possible attestation paper thanks.

[shilo]

HI Telfordmoz

I agree something is not right with the Albert John DAVIS as I two noticed his next of kin is not his mother Frances Catherine
but I have just been looking at a tree on line and it mentions that he went to Canada because his mother died and his father had remarried 
he went to live with his Aunt Jessie
I was just about to look for a marriage for his father and a death for his mother
it may help to prove if it is him or not

as for Canada ww1 service record it does mention he had previously severed

give me a min and I will see if I can find anything 

Sorry I miss understood when you mentioned gassing as he had died
my mistake 

[shilo]

sorry I should have asked
do you no about his father remarrying and death of his mother 

[shilo]

death for

Frances Catherine Davis
born abt 1877
Oct-Nov-Dec 1898
Solihull Warwickshire
Volume 6d
Page 347

would that be her

[MargP]

Hi

If you compare both the English and the Canadian Army records, the description differs one has brown eyes and brown hair, and the other as blue eyes and fair hair.

Margp