James Brown DAVIES

  General Notes:

Nationality: South African Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Date of Death: 10/07/1946 Service No: 92986 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Gen. Sec. Grave 1570.

Born 91 Raise Street, Saltcoats, Scotland

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: Attested, 11 Feb 1918, Durban, , KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Birthdate listed as 1899-11-2. May have lied to get enlisted

• Military Discharge: Discharged after 16 days. Underage, 26 Feb 1918, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

• Military Service: Attested, 6 Sep 1918.

• Military Discharge: Demobilised (142 days in service), 25 Jan 1919, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

• Military Service: Attested, 24 Aug 1940, Durban, , KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

• Military Discharge: Discharged from U.D.F., 7 Oct 1942.

• Military Award: Africa Star, 24 May 1944, By Post.

James married Hilda Isobel HENWICK, daughter of Frederick James HENWICK and Jessie FORSYTH. (Hilda Isobel HENWICK was born on 4 Mar 1914 in Cape Town, , Western Cape, South Africa.)