Stanley William Edward DAVIES

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Private Stanley William Edward DAVIES No. 6028580 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Died 30 June 1943 aged 28 as a POW

Son of Stanley and Fanny Wila Davies, of Ruardean, Gloucestershire.

He was captured 15 February 1942

At rest at Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand.

Commemorated on a family headstone at

Ruardean St John the Baptist Churchyard, Gloucestershire.

Chungkai War Cemetery is located just outside the town of Kanchanaburi, which is 129 kilometres north-west of Bangkok, at the point where the river Kwai divides into two separate rivers; the Mae Khlong River and Kwai Noi River. The town is best reached by road along the National Highway which runs north from Bangkok. There is a bus and train service from Bangkok. Chungkai War Cemetery is approximately 5 kilometres west of Kanchanaburi and can be reached by road over the narrow Sudjai Bridge, by ferry crossing at the junction of the two rivers, or by any of the many river boats. The war cemetery can be located on city maps available at the tourist office or at larger hotels and is also signposted from Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, which is within the town of Kanchanaburi. The Manager responsible for the cemetery can be contacted at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2035000/chungkai-war-cemetery/
 
Such a tragic family history, Stanley Snr lost his wife and all his children at fairly young ages. If it was me it would have broken me completely :oops:
 

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