Davies, R H

  • Name on memorial: Davies, R H
  • Memorial panel: Centre
  • Full name: Raymond Henry Davies
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Service details: 1604622, 6 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Age at death: 22
  • Date of death: 08/04/1945
  • Birth place: Banbury
  • Parents: James Henry and Dorothy Davies, of Banbury
  • Mother's maiden name: Thornitt
  • Parents' marriage details: Banbury Jun-21
  • Wife: unknown
  • Wife's maiden name: unknown
  • Marriage details: unknown
  • Cemetery: MALTA MEMORIAL
  • Additional information:
    Hurricane IV KX826, Prvic Island, Yugoslavia
    Hit by 40 mm AA attacking E boats in Senj harbour; oil leak; bailed out from 800 over the island; no dinghy observed; aircraft washed on coast.
    Headstone Inscription reads:
    Raymond Henry Davies, Sergeant Pilot No. 6 Squadron, Lost his life April 1945 In the Adriatic Sea Whilst attacking shipping in Senj Harbour, Jugo-Slavia Aged 22 years. Erected by his friends in Banbury (location Banbury Cemetery).

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