Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Captain C. J. B. Davis, Royal Engineers, who died of wounds, France/Flanders, on 29 September 1917

British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) these in named card boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (Clement John Burton Davis), this last in card envelope, extremely fine (3) £200-300

Clement John Burton Davis was born c.1894, the son of Edward and Isabella Davis. A Jewish family, his father was employed as a Produce Broker. Clement spent one year at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge before the war interrupted his studies. Like his brother he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, being appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the North Midland Divisional R.E. on 5 September 1914 and advanced to Lieutenant in November 1915 and Captain in June 1916. As a Captain he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war in February 1917. Captain Davis was wounded in action on 25 September 1917 and died of his wounds on 29 September 1917, aged 23 years. He was buried in the Nine Elms Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Probate on his effects valued at £3,233.16.11 was granted to his father on 29 January 1918. His father’s address at the time was Old Grove House, The Grove, Hampstead, Middlesex. Application for his medals was made by R. R. Davis of the same address. His name is recorded in British Jewry Book of Honour, by Rev. Michael Adler.

With named memorial scroll and slip to accompany the plaque, these two mounted in a glazed frame, 57.5 x 29cm.; also with a Royal Engineers cap badge and a ‘red on khaki’ cloth ‘Star of David’ patch. Also with copied m.i.c. and other research.

See lot 1518 for his elder brother’s medals.