Lance Corporal Sidney A Davies

Sidney Alfred Davies was born in South West London and lived in Surrey, he enlisted in the Royal Military Police and volunteered for Airborne forces.

Lance Corporal Davies successfully completed parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 90, from 1 to 15 November 1943. His course report stated “Capable and reliable.” He was posted to 6 (Airborne) Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police, and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

L/Cpl Davies was killed in action on 7 June 1944, aged 28, and was given a field burial near Granges and was re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France, on 1 June 1945.

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