Name

Private Melville Allen Duff Davis

Born

1890-08-26

From

Tara, ON

Occupation

Student

Religion

Methodist

Death

1918-05-29

Where Died

Blackpool, England

Killed

Died of wounds

Cemetery

Blackpool Cemetery, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Monument

Tara Cenotaph

Awards

Military Cross

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Service Record 1

Regimental Number

490846

Highest Rank

Second Lieutenant

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

King's Royal Rifles

Enlistment Date

1917-01

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Canadian Officers Training Corps, University of Toronto

Wounded Date

1917-09

Wounds

Wounded, Leg amputated

Wounded Where

Mezieres, France

Service Record 2

Regimental Number

490846

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

Canadian Officers Training Corps

Company

University of Toronto

Enlisted

Toronto, ON

Enlistment Date

1916-07-26

Online Collections

For more information about Melville A. Davis, and the artifacts featured below, visit the Bruce County Museum's Online Collections.

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Notes

Transferred as a candidate as an officer in the Imperial Army January 12, 1917

Sources & Links

History of the County of Bruce Vol. 2
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Rememberance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Stories & Artifacts

This section, including captions, is a work in progress, with an expected completion date of Dec. 31, 2019. Please contact us with any questions about these images: archives@brucecounty.on.ca; 519-797-2080.

Gravemarker of Melville Allen Duff Davis at Layton Cemetery, Blackpool England

Melville Allen Duff Davis framed display, RCL #383

Melville Allen Duff Davis in a group of 15 men in military uniform

Biographical sketch