Difference between revisions of "Davies Edmund Frank Lt Col 12254"
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|Date of birth=National Archives documentation indicates 3/9/1900. Other research suggests his birth was registered Q2 1897, in Swansea. | |Date of birth=National Archives documentation indicates 3/9/1900. Other research suggests his birth was registered Q2 1897, in Swansea. | ||
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
| − | |Unit=Royal Irish Rifles - Commissioned as a 2/Lt 17/12/1919. (See biography below for other elements of service). Attached Durham Light Infantry, Posted 10th Bn DLI in command 9/1/1942. Relinquished command of the Battalion 30/6/1942. Served with S.o.E. Royal Irish Fusiliers 14/3/1946. | + | |Unit=Royal Irish Rifles - Commissioned as a 2/Lt 17/12/1919. (See biography below for other elements of service). Attached Durham Light Infantry, Posted 10th Bn DLI in command 9/1/1942. Relinquished command of the Battalion 30/6/1942. Served with S.o.E. Prisoner of War. Royal Irish Fusiliers 14/3/1946. |
|Company/Battery=Bn HQ | |Company/Battery=Bn HQ | ||
|Task or role=C.O. | |Task or role=C.O. | ||
|Joined Brigade=9/1/1942 | |Joined Brigade=9/1/1942 | ||
|Promotions=Lt. Captain. Brevet Major. Major. Lieutenant Colonel. Acting Brigadier. Colonel. | |Promotions=Lt. Captain. Brevet Major. Major. Lieutenant Colonel. Acting Brigadier. Colonel. | ||
| + | |Prisoner of War=Yes, including time in Colditz. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=Death registered September 1951 at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, at the age of 53 (to be confirmed). | |Died/Killed in action=Death registered September 1951 at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, at the age of 53 (to be confirmed). | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 1 February 2015
Personnel Entry
Name Davies Edmund Frank
Army number 12254
Rank Lt Col
Decorations D.S.O. Gazetted 15/11/1945. M.C., M.i.D. Gazetted 7/1/1949.
Date of birth National Archives documentation indicates 3/9/1900. Other research suggests his birth was registered Q2 1897, in Swansea.
Age 0
Unit Royal Irish Rifles - Commissioned as a 2/Lt 17/12/1919. (See biography below for other elements of service). Attached Durham Light Infantry, Posted 10th Bn DLI in command 9/1/1942. Relinquished command of the Battalion 30/6/1942. Served with S.o.E. Prisoner of War. Royal Irish Fusiliers 14/3/1946.
Company/Battery Bn HQ
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role C.O.
Joined Brigade 9/1/1942
Promotions Lt. Captain. Brevet Major. Major. Lieutenant Colonel. Acting Brigadier. Colonel.
Wounded
Prisoner of War Yes, including time in Colditz.
Died/Killed in action Death registered September 1951 at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, at the age of 53 (to be confirmed).
Home address
Source table 10DLI
To read a short biography of Lt Col Davies please click here.
To see the file reference at The National Archives in respect of his service with the Special Operations Executive please click here.
