In Memory Of

DAVEY, MARK LAWRENCE

Service Details
Age:
 31
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 37
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 4th Regt.
Unit 2:
 "B" Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1916-08-09
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received 18th July
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 IX. D. 3A.
Cemetery:
 ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Pas de Calais
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of John Thomas and Elizabeth Davey (nee Robson), of Keswick, Cumberland. Member of Keswick volunteer fire brigade before leaving for South Africa 6 years before the war. Wounded in both legs by a shell at Delville Wood 18th July, right leg was later amputated but died of gangrene in hospital.