Name: Robert Clifford Davies
Birth Place: Llanelly, Carmarthen
Residence: Llanelly
Death Date: 19 Jul 1916
Rank: L/Corporal
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/7th Battalion.
Number: 267414
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Comments: Formerly 5338, Welsh Regt.

The CWGC additional information is: Son of Ann Davies, of 8, Ralph Terrace, Llanelly, and the late David Davies. Enlisted, Sept., 1914.

I have the birth date fixed as Dec 1896 but because of the surname and locality, it is a matter of linking Robert to the right Davies family.

Thanks

Mel

There's this one Mel, which almost matches, except if it's your man he's using his middle name (not unheard of though) - address in 1901 is what looks like 8 Ralph Terrace:

Name: Clifford Davies
Age in 1901: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation: Son
Father's Name: David
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Llanelly
Ecclesiastical parish: Llanelly St Paul
Town: Llanelly
County/Island: Carmarthenshire
Country: Wales

Street address: View Image
Condition as to marriage: View Image
Education: View Image
Employment status: View Image
Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Llanelly
Sub-registration district: Llanelly
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 158
Household Members: Name Age
David Davies 43
Ann Davies 37
Thomas M Davies 20
Catherine Ann Davies 16
David John Davies 14
Ernest Davies 12
Willie Davies 9
Florrie Davies 6
Clifford Davies 4
Olive Rachel Davies 4

Here is Robert himself;

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The photo comes from the Llanelly Mercury of the time, and was sent in to me by a friend a few weeks back. I have a section on the Welshmen missing at Fromelles on my website, so if I get any enquiries from any descendants/ family I can put them on to the CWGC, but Davies is a very popular name in Carmarthenshire, even more so than the rest of Wales.

http://www.laugharnewarmemorial.co.uk/page2.htm

SteveJ.

Here the bit of the census - if you'd llike the complete image pm me with your email and I will send it across:

Kim

That is definitely our man. Well done!

Mel

Steve

Many thanks for the link - that is a nice website. Your welsh expertise will definitely be needed if we have problems with getting a line on the others.

Would you mind if I added the photo of Robert to the Ancestry tree?

Mel

No problems Mel,

If I get any contacts I'll pass them on, so fingers crossed that some of the Fromelles burials can be id'd.

SteveJ.

Steve

That is very kind. Thanks very much.

Mel