Military Chat

The jury is still out on weather Frank Alphonso Davis was a solider in the war

IS there any way of finding out?

Facts:
born : Feb. 1881 Nailsworth Gloucestershire
died : Oct 1936 Nailsworth Gloucestershire
Father : Alphonso
Mother : Charlotte

5 brothers

Please and Thank you :-D

Dont know about that, but some one with his name is mentioned in a newspaper article.
(preview only, don't have sub)

Gloucester Journal Gloucestershire, England
4 Aug 1906

EXAMINATION RESULTS
Llewellyn, William Henry Bardiss, William Charles Derrett. Willis Henry Thompson, 2nd Class. Watch and Clock Making.—Frank Alphonso Davis has been awarded a prize of £2 (Clockmakers) and silver medal by the City and Guilds of London Institute, he having

http://tinyurl.com/ndsewo3

(his shop, 1910)

Chris :)

There are a number of medal cards for Frank A Davis, but none with Alphonso as a given middle name. No obvious pension or service records on ancestry.

Could he have been a Navy man like the brother we looked for last week?

In case you don't have it, probate

Name: Frank Alphonso Davis
Probate Date: 10 Feb 1937
Registry: Gloucester
Death Date: 6 Oct 1936
Death Place: Gloucestershire, England

Of Fountain St, Nailsworth. Admin to widow Gertrude and Alfred Owen Davis, furniture dealer. £10813 13s 3d

Morning.

Yes, he could possibly be in the navy. That branch does seem to go for the navy life.

sea, freedom, spray in your face, seasickness, ahhhhhhhhh that's the life.. :-D

Cool ---- he got £2 for something AND a silver medal - very cool

Here's a link to his obituary:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/20204259

It was published 17 October 1936 - Gloucester Journal

Note in the list of mourners it mentions "Mr C R Padin, manager of the silk mill, of which Mr Davis was the owner".

He's obviously been a successful businessman and, as such, could possibly have applied for (and been granted) exemption from war service if he was contributing to the war effort in other ways.

Name Arthur E Davis
Event Type Census
Event Date 1891
County Gloucestershire
Parish Avening
Ecclesiastical Parish AVENING
Registration District Stroud
Residence Note Faunton Street
Gender Male
Age 18
Marital Status Single
Occupation Watch Maker
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1873
Birthplace Gloucestershire, England
Page Number 5
Registration Number RG12
Piece/Folio 2028/ 20

Alphonso Davis Head M 43 Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
Charlotte Davis Wife F 41 Gloucestershire, England
Arthur E Davis Son M 18 Gloucestershire, England
Frederick C Davis Son M 16 Gloucestershire, England
Harry W Davis Son M 14 Gloucestershire, England
Alfred O Davis Son M 12 Avening, Gloucestershire, England
Frank A Davis Son M 10 Gloucestershire, England

Name Alfred O Davis
Event Type Census
Event Date 31 Mar 1901
Event Place Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
County Gloucestershire
Civil Parish Nailsworth
Ecclesiastical Parish Nailsworth St George
Sub-District Horsley
Registration District Stroud
Residence Note Fountain Street
Gender Male
Age 22
Occupation Cabinet Maker
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1879
Birthplace Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Schedule Type 116
Page Number 18

Alfonso Davis Head M 53 Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Charlotte Davis Wife F 51 Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Alfred O Davis Son M 22 Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Frank A Davis Son M 20 Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
John R Davis Son M 9 Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Esther Wilks Sister-In-Law F 48 Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Martha E Hinder Servant F 14 Avening, Gloucestershire

Name Alphonso Davis
Event Type Census
Event Date 1871
Event Place Nailsworth, Avening, Gloucestershire, England
Enumeration District 13
Gender Male
Age 23
Occupation Watchmaker
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
Birthplace Horsley, Gloucestershire
Entry Number 16
Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/2641/0096

Mary Davis Head F 47 Horsley, Gloucestershire
Alphonso Davis Son M 23 Horsley, Gloucestershire
Charles Davis Son M 15 Horsley, Gloucestershire
Ann Davis Daughter F 13 Witney, Oxfordshire

Name Alphonso Davis
Event Type Death
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year 1926
Registration District Stroud
County Gloucestershire
Event Place Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Age (available after 1866) 78
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
Volume 6A
Page 489
Line Number 30

Name Alphonso Davis
Event Type Marriage
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year 1871
Registration District Stroud
County Gloucestershire
Event Place Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Volume 6A
Page 559
Line Number 182

Alphonso Davis probably married one of the following people
Name Charlotte Wilks