De Ruvigny Roll of Honour Vol. 2 page 95
John Henry Davies was born on the 1st April 1880, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he was the eldest son of Charles Davies, and his wife Ellen, who was a Collier.
He married at Morcott, near Uppingham, Rutland, on the 13th April 1903, Esther Ann (15 Vernon Street North, Barnsley), York. They had three sons John, born 12th July 1904, Charles, born 7th May 1908 and George born 18th September 1910.
John enlisted in the 13th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment in September 1914.
Then was transferred to the Royal Engineers and was killed around Hill 60, Ypres on the 20th June 1915.
Sapper E. Roberts wrote:-"We have lost one of the finest men who came out of Newhall Camp, Silkstone...There was not a more willing or better lived man in the camp. A man who did his duty thoroughly and everyone thought the world of him, and all that we can say is that he died a noble death."
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He is not remembered on a North East War Memorial.
John Henry Davies is remembered at the Tunnellers Memorial
