Ambrose Davis was the son of merchants clerk Richard Davis and Alicia Ann Davis nee Tothill. His middle name of Mary was a family name given to both male and female siblings. In 1911 he married Vera Elizabeth Horner in Falmouth, Cornwall and they had 3 children together.
He served his apprenticeship from 1903 to 1908 with Messrs. Cox and Company of Falmouth. He remained with that firm as a draughtsman for a brief period and was then employed from 1910 to 1915, first by the Apcars Steamship Line, Calcutta, and subsequently by the British India Steam Navigation Company as marine engineer in cargo boats and passenger vessels and during this period he obtained his Board of Trade First-Class Engineer's Certificate. In 1915 he became an engineer lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve and served for four years. He was awarded the Mercantile Marine War Medal and British War Medal in 1919.
On demobilisation he returned to his employment with the British India Steam Navigation Company and sailed as second engineer in their mail steamers until 1922 when he entered the service of the Government of Burma and was appointed inspector of boilers (senior grade) with promotion to chief inspector in 1938. He was elected an associate member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1932.
Mr. Davis was killed by enemy action on 26th April 1942 while courageously assisting as a volunteer in the evacuation of wounded men from Burma (Myanmar). He is commemorated in perpetuity by Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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"To a greater degree than ever before, the 1939 – 1945 War involved not merely armies, but entire nations. The names of individuals mean little save to those who knew and loved them and mourn their loss, and the number of those who mourn will dwindle as the years pass by. But it is fitting that these names should be enrolled in Westminster Abbey, at the heart of the Commonwealth and among the most illustrious of the Nation's Dead, in commemoration of their suffering and as a tribute to their sacrifice".
Imperial War Graves Commission 1939 – 1945 Civilian War Dead in the United Kingdom.
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There is an excellent photograph of Ambrose Davis, his wife and son on "Oldsville - Graham's Hobby Website" belonging to Graham J Smith. The photograph was taken at Christmas 1937 in Burma (Myanmar). It is protected by copy right.
He served his apprenticeship from 1903 to 1908 with Messrs. Cox and Company of Falmouth. He remained with that firm as a draughtsman for a brief period and was then employed from 1910 to 1915, first by the Apcars Steamship Line, Calcutta, and subsequently by the British India Steam Navigation Company as marine engineer in cargo boats and passenger vessels and during this period he obtained his Board of Trade First-Class Engineer's Certificate. In 1915 he became an engineer lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve and served for four years. He was awarded the Mercantile Marine War Medal and British War Medal in 1919.
On demobilisation he returned to his employment with the British India Steam Navigation Company and sailed as second engineer in their mail steamers until 1922 when he entered the service of the Government of Burma and was appointed inspector of boilers (senior grade) with promotion to chief inspector in 1938. He was elected an associate member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1932.
Mr. Davis was killed by enemy action on 26th April 1942 while courageously assisting as a volunteer in the evacuation of wounded men from Burma (Myanmar). He is commemorated in perpetuity by Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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"To a greater degree than ever before, the 1939 – 1945 War involved not merely armies, but entire nations. The names of individuals mean little save to those who knew and loved them and mourn their loss, and the number of those who mourn will dwindle as the years pass by. But it is fitting that these names should be enrolled in Westminster Abbey, at the heart of the Commonwealth and among the most illustrious of the Nation's Dead, in commemoration of their suffering and as a tribute to their sacrifice".
Imperial War Graves Commission 1939 – 1945 Civilian War Dead in the United Kingdom.
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There is an excellent photograph of Ambrose Davis, his wife and son on "Oldsville - Graham's Hobby Website" belonging to Graham J Smith. The photograph was taken at Christmas 1937 in Burma (Myanmar). It is protected by copy right.
Ambrose Davis was the son of merchants clerk Richard Davis and Alicia Ann Davis nee Tothill. His middle name of Mary was a family name given to both male and female siblings. In 1911 he married Vera Elizabeth Horner in Falmouth, Cornwall and they had 3 children together.
He served his apprenticeship from 1903 to 1908 with Messrs. Cox and Company of Falmouth. He remained with that firm as a draughtsman for a brief period and was then employed from 1910 to 1915, first by the Apcars Steamship Line, Calcutta, and subsequently by the British India Steam Navigation Company as marine engineer in cargo boats and passenger vessels and during this period he obtained his Board of Trade First-Class Engineer's Certificate. In 1915 he became an engineer lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve and served for four years. He was awarded the Mercantile Marine War Medal and British War Medal in 1919.
On demobilisation he returned to his employment with the British India Steam Navigation Company and sailed as second engineer in their mail steamers until 1922 when he entered the service of the Government of Burma and was appointed inspector of boilers (senior grade) with promotion to chief inspector in 1938. He was elected an associate member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1932.
Mr. Davis was killed by enemy action on 26th April 1942 while courageously assisting as a volunteer in the evacuation of wounded men from Burma (Myanmar). He is commemorated in perpetuity by Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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"To a greater degree than ever before, the 1939 – 1945 War involved not merely armies, but entire nations. The names of individuals mean little save to those who knew and loved them and mourn their loss, and the number of those who mourn will dwindle as the years pass by. But it is fitting that these names should be enrolled in Westminster Abbey, at the heart of the Commonwealth and among the most illustrious of the Nation's Dead, in commemoration of their suffering and as a tribute to their sacrifice".
Imperial War Graves Commission 1939 – 1945 Civilian War Dead in the United Kingdom.
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There is an excellent photograph of Ambrose Davis, his wife and son on "Oldsville - Graham's Hobby Website" belonging to Graham J Smith. The photograph was taken at Christmas 1937 in Burma (Myanmar). It is protected by copy right.
He served his apprenticeship from 1903 to 1908 with Messrs. Cox and Company of Falmouth. He remained with that firm as a draughtsman for a brief period and was then employed from 1910 to 1915, first by the Apcars Steamship Line, Calcutta, and subsequently by the British India Steam Navigation Company as marine engineer in cargo boats and passenger vessels and during this period he obtained his Board of Trade First-Class Engineer's Certificate. In 1915 he became an engineer lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve and served for four years. He was awarded the Mercantile Marine War Medal and British War Medal in 1919.
On demobilisation he returned to his employment with the British India Steam Navigation Company and sailed as second engineer in their mail steamers until 1922 when he entered the service of the Government of Burma and was appointed inspector of boilers (senior grade) with promotion to chief inspector in 1938. He was elected an associate member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1932.
Mr. Davis was killed by enemy action on 26th April 1942 while courageously assisting as a volunteer in the evacuation of wounded men from Burma (Myanmar). He is commemorated in perpetuity by Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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"To a greater degree than ever before, the 1939 – 1945 War involved not merely armies, but entire nations. The names of individuals mean little save to those who knew and loved them and mourn their loss, and the number of those who mourn will dwindle as the years pass by. But it is fitting that these names should be enrolled in Westminster Abbey, at the heart of the Commonwealth and among the most illustrious of the Nation's Dead, in commemoration of their suffering and as a tribute to their sacrifice".
Imperial War Graves Commission 1939 – 1945 Civilian War Dead in the United Kingdom.
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There is an excellent photograph of Ambrose Davis, his wife and son on "Oldsville - Graham's Hobby Website" belonging to Graham J Smith. The photograph was taken at Christmas 1937 in Burma (Myanmar). It is protected by copy right.
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