Davis, Guy Clifton
Lieutenant Guy Clifton Davis, Northumberland Fusiliers who died on May 11 at a Casualty Clearning Station abroad of wounds received on April 19 aged 23 was the youngest son of the late Robert Davis, MRCS, and Mrs Davis of Darrickwood, Orpington, Kent. He was educated at St Bede's, Eastbourne and Harrow School. In the early part of 1914 he became an articled clerk to Mr Harry James Shepherd, solicitor, of 40 Chancery Lane, he joined the Inns of Court, OTC in November 1914 and obtaining a commission in the Northumberland Fusiliers in February 1915 he went to the front the following April. He was twice invalided home with trench fever, each time serving in the reserve battalion until he was fit for general service again. His brother, Captain Wilfred Jarvis Davis, who also served in the Northumberland Fusiliers was also killed on June 30, 1916. The Times 31 May 1918
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Davis |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Guy Clifton |
| Date of birth | 1894 |
| Place of birth | Epsom District |
| Family details | Son of Dr. Robert and Ellen Davis, of Darrickwood, Orpington, Kent. His brother Wilfred Jervis Davis also fell. |
| Previous education | Harrow School |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1912 - a comment in the Register gives 'away 1913' |
| Military unit | Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Bn. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 11 May 1918 |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Burial place | Wavans British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; The Times |