Davis, Reginald (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1916-October-20

Second-Lieutenant Reginald Davis RFC

Birth Date: 1890-January-16

Born: Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Parents: Mr. R. H. Davis, wife not mentioned in record

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Great Holland, Essex, England (father)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RFC

Unit

3 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

1916-09-22: attached to 3Sqn, RFC. 1916-01-20: Davis, the observer-gunner was killed in action in a Morane Parasol of 3 Squadron when it was shot down in France. The pilot, 2Lt William Bartlett Young, (British), although seriously wounded in the lung, managed to land the aircraft safely at a French Aerodrome.