Royal Welch Fusiliers 7th Bn.

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-p...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

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

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

Archive Reference:
WO 304/11

Place of Death:
Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45

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

Battalion:
7th Battalion

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

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

Archive Reference:
WO417/87.1

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

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

Archive Reference:
WO417/88.2

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