Ernest Clarence Davis
Service number
2007857
Military unit
245 Field Coy Royal Engineers
Address
25, Arthur Terrace, Idependent Street, Radford, Notingham.
Date of birth
26 Aug 1917
Date of death
22 Mar 1944 (26 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
He was a tobacco cutter in 1939.
- Family History
- Military history
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Family history
He was the son of Bernard and May Davis and brother of Brenda Davis of 25, Arthur Terrace, Idependent Street, Radford, Notingham.
Military history
BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY ANZIO VIII A2
His unit, the 245 Field Company (Royal Engineers), was attached to the British 1st Infantry Division. They landed at Anzio in January 1944 during Operation Shingle. As a combat engineer, Corporal Davis would have been tasked with maintaining vital infrastructure, clearing minefields, and building fortifications under relentless German artillery fire. He was killed during the brutal, static beachhead breakout phase in late March 1944.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Ernest Clarence Davis
Nottingham Evening Post 19/4/1944