Royal Welch Fusiliers 7th Bn.

[loos1915]

HI Im doing a charity cycle ride in support of the RBL - to cycle 1,111 km by the 11 Nov and each ride visit a war cemetery and pick one causality and write his story.
an example is in the attached web page
https://sites.google.com/view/2022-poppy-appeal/rides/gulland-connick-lovell

I visited a cemetery in Antwerp and picked FUSILIER EDGAR DAVIES Service Number: 14716979 who was killed on 17/12/44 (from Bethesda) - I been search for photos and the war diary for this date but not much luck. I believe that the battalion was in Holland by that date. So I assume he either was in hospital there and died of wounds OR he was on R&R and was killed at the REX cinema by a V2 rocket.

So if anyone can help with either the war diary around that date and any photos of the 7th about that time or even Edgar would be even better

Many thanks

Rob

[Dai72]

First Name:
Edgar

Initials:
E

Surname:
Davies

DOB:
Circa 1926

Age:
18

Birth County:
Caernarvonshire.

Nationality:
British

Resided County:
Caernarvonshire.

Date of Death:
17/12/1944

Information:
Parents: Jeremiah and Lydia A. Davies, of Gerlan, Bethesda, Caernarvonshire.

Rank:
Fusilier

Service Number:
14716979

Service:
British Army

Regiment:
Royal Welch Fusiliers (https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/5073/royal-welch-fusiliers)

Battalion:
7th Battalion (Why is this important?)

Archive Reference:
WO 304/11

Place of Death:
Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45

[Dai72]

First Name:
E

Surname:
Davies

Date of Action:
24/10/1944

Fate:
Wounded

Incident Details:
Reported to the War Office Casualty Branch for the 24 hours ending at 09:00.

Incident Date:
11/11/1944

Information:
Casualty List No. 1601.

Rank:
Fusilier

Service Number:
14716979

Duty Location:
Western Europe

Service:
British Army

Regiment:
Royal Welch Fusiliers (https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/5073/royal-welch-fusiliers)

Battalion:
7th Battalion

[Dai72]

First Name:
E

Surname:
Davies

Date of Action:
17/12/194?

Fate:
Wounded

Incident Details:
Reported to War Office Casualty Branch for the 24 hours ending at 9am.

Incident Date:
12/01/1945

Information:
Casualty List No. 1653. Handwritten on original source "Died of Wounds" 1658/10. Handwritten on original source "Killed in action" Casualty List No. 1685/20.

Rank:
Fusilier

Service Number:
14716979

Duty Location:
Western Europe

Service:
British Army

Regiment:
Royal Welch Fusiliers (https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/5073/royal-welch-fusiliers)

Battalion:
7th Battalion (Why is this important?)

Archive Reference:
WO417/87.1

[Dai72]

First Name:
E

Surname:
Davies

Date of Action:
17/12/1944

Fate:
Wounded

Incident Details:
Reported to the War Office Casualty Branch for the 24 hours ended 09:00.

Incident Date:
19/02/1945

Information:
Casualty List No. 1685. Previously reported wounded. Now reported died of wounds. (Wounded – 17/12/1944).

Further Information:
Correction to entry on Casualty List No. 1658, 1653. Casualty should read killed in action.

Rank:
Fusilier

Service Number:
14716979

Duty Location:
Western Europe

Service:
British Army

Regiment:
Royal Welch Fusiliers (https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/5073/royal-welch-fusiliers)

Battalion:
7th Battalion (Why is this important?)

Archive Reference:
WO417/88.2

[LarsA]

17/12 would have found the 7th out of the line according to the Regimental Records. Rex Cinema may be an alternative. Better check the war diary at TNA!

ATB,

Lars