George William Davis 12859 3rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers POW records.

[Margaretnolan]

I’ve tried to find the POW record for the above soldier and have failed. @charlie2Need your help please.

 

Margaret

[charlie962]

Whilst waiting for Charlie2, there is a card on ICRC site under Davis, Indians, which has no further refs. But it notes he was 35 Signal Company, Dehra Dun Brigade of Indian Expeditionary Force A at the time. 

"Prisoners of the First World War | International Committee of the Red Cross - Details about the person" https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/3235994/3/2/

Edited 15 August , 2022 by charlie962

[charlie2]

This could be GW Davis https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/2610519/3/2/ The CWGC has no record for a Charles Davis in  1914. 

He was buried in Grave 1, Cemetery 6 of the 3rd Army Corps at Fournes-en-Weppes which seems a long way from Merville and there is no grave concentration report. 
These two would need be eliminated to be certain

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?Surname=Davis&Forename=&Initials=&ServiceNum=&Regiment=&ServedIn=Army&DateDeathFromDay=1&DateDeathFromMonth=December&DateDeathFromYear=1914&DateDeathToDay=1&DateDeathToMonth=January&DateDeathToYear=1915&DateOfDeath=22%2F12%2F1914&CountryCommemoratedIn=null&Cemetery=&Unit=&Rank=&SecondaryRegiment=&AgeOfDeath=0&Honours=null&AdditionalInfo=

Charlie2

[charlie2]

Margaret,

He was never in German captivity, he died at No.4 ( or 7) Clearing Hospital. 
image courtesy of Ancestry

Charlie2

Edited 15 August , 2022 by charlie2

[Margaretnolan]

Thank you both Charlie’s..

I came across his effects register but I hadn’t studied it. The Red Cross document is just a record saying he was missing. Am I right in saying that.

 

Margaret

[charlie962]

2 hours ago, charlie2 said:

No.4 ( or 7)

That will be no7, which opens Dec 1914 at Merville. no4 was at Poperinghe. 

37 minutes ago, Margaretnolan said:

just a record saying he was missing

Yes. An enquiry, not a German report. 

Charlie962