C. F. LAN-DAVIS, 14 October 1915
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Cyril Frederick Lan Davis
Born:
1 Iyyar 5647 (25 April 1887)
Died:
6 Heshvan 5676 (14 October 1915)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
LAN1847
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
1 Iyyar 5647 (25 April 1887)
Place of birth:
Bromley, London
Death
Date of death:
6 Heshvan 5676 (14 October 1915)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
At Sea
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Chatham Naval Memorial
Places
Addresses
His home:
6 King's Bench Walk, London (1915)
Family home:
12 Pembridge Crescent, London (1911)
Schools
Name:
St Paul's School
Name:
Royal Polytechnic
Name:
University College
Name:
Avro School, Brooklands
Other Organisations
Name:
Royal Photographic Society
Significance:
Fellow
Name:
Council of the Optical Society
Significance:
Member
Name:
Aero Club
Significance:
Certified Pilot
Family
Siblings
Ethel Kathleen Lan Davis (female)
Parents
Father: Israel Davis (male)
Mother: Jane Lan (female)
Military Record
Military service:
Royal Naval Air Service
Date enlisted/conscripted:
05 August 1914
Date discharged/death:
14 October 1915
Rank at discharge/death:
Flight-Lieutenant
Assignments
Posting:
Imbros (Turkey)
Helles
Malta
H.M.S. "Ark Royal"
Helles
Malta
H.M.S. "Ark Royal"
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Date of Death:
14 October 1915
Age:
28 years old
Regiment / service:
Royal Naval Air Service, H.M.S. "Ark Royal."
Cemetery:
Chatham Naval Memorial, United Kingdom
Grave reference:
12.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
Other Occupations
Type of employment:
Photographic Technology Inventions
Position:
Director
Organisation:
J. H. Dallmeyer Ltd, Willesden
His Book of Telephotography
Gallery
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