An Unusual “TWO WAKEFIELD BROTHERS” Pair of Plaques
To:







201927 Pte ERNEST JOHN DAVIS,
2/4th Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
DIED OF WOUNDS 27th November 1917.
Age 20
(Buried at MANANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, III.E.5.)

&
Elder Brother




235082 Pte EDWARD CHARLES DAVIS,
A Coy, 2/4th EAST LANCS REGt.
OFFICIALLY MISSING 21st MARCH 1918.
Age 22.

EDWARD DIED OF HIS WOUNDS AS A PRISONER OF WAR
IN GERMANY on 24th MAY 1918.
A German P.O.W. death record sheet is included
Dog Tag Retrieved but Body Lost & No Known Grave.
(Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL. Panel 42 & 43)



The plaques come with two individual private Christmas cards from each brother to the family sent in 1914 & 1916.
Also a green (“impervious to water”) dog tag to Edward C Davis.

Both men were the sons of John & Rose Davis of 28, Industrial Street, Horbury Junction, WAKEFIELD, Yorkshire.

NOTE
If you are a collector who lives in Yorkshire or visits the monthly Wakefield medal show, I’m sure that you will love to add these two plaques to your collection.

£295