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Davies, Kenneth Frederick, son of Frederick Albert Davies of Beaconsfield, and Ellen Florence, d. of Alfred George Phillips of Devonport; b. 16 Dec. 1918; adm. Sept. 1932 (R); left Dec. 1936; RAF in WW2 (Corpl Armourer); lost in HM Minelayer Welshman (Med.) 1 Feb. 1943.

Kenneth Frederick Davies was born at Acton, Middlesex on the 16th of December 1918 the son of Frederick Albert Davies, secretary to a public company, and Ellen Florence (nee Phillips) Davies of Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. He was christened at St Martin’s Church, West Acton on the 21st of June 1919. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from September 1932 to December 1936. On leaving school he worked as an Assistant Transport Superintendant and lodged at 9, Nevern Square, Kensington in London.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve where he trained as an armourer and rose to the rank of Corporal.
In January 1943, Kenneth Davies boarded the cruiser minelayer HMS Welshman (M84) , under the command of Captain William Howard Dennis Friedberger DSO RN, which was transporting men and stores from Malta to Tobruk. At 5.45pm on the 1st of February 1943, HMS Welshman was struck by two torpedoes from of a spread of four which had been fired by the U Boat U-617, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Brandt. The main deck area flooded and she capsized and sank two hours later with the loss of 163 of her passengers and crew. Several of the casualties were caused by exploding depth charges as she sank. 118 survivors were picked up after five hours in the water by the destroyers HMS Tetcott and HMS Belvoir and were taken to Alexandria. A further 6 survivors were rescued by small craft which had sailed out from Tobruk.
He is commemorated on the Malta Memorial Panel 9, Column 2.

Davies, Morgan Wynn Humphrey, son of Richard Humphrey Davies CB, sec. Liberal Central Assn, and Mary Elizabeth, d. of Humphrey Evans of Ruthin, Denbighshire; b. 26 Dec. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (A), (B) Sept. 1928; left July 1929; Commonwealth Fellow MIT 1938-40, MSc; CEng FIEE LLM; lecturer Univ. Coll. of N. Wales, Bangor, 1940-3; Educ. Officer IEE 1943-7; sen. lecturer and Reader Imp. Coll. Lond. 1947-56; Prof. of Electrical Engineering Queen Mary Coll. Lond. 1956-79; Fellow Q. MC 1984; m. 8 July 1944 Gwendolin Enid, d. of Rev. Canon Douglas Edward Morton, Rector of Camborne, Cornwall; d. 24 June 2007.

Davies, Oliver Foster, son of Alfred Davies, of Hampstead; b. Dec. 3, 1885; adm. Jan. 18, 1900 (G); left July 1901; m.; d. Feb. 9, 1954.

Davies, Philip Theodore, son of Hugh Powel Davies, of Ealing, solicitor, by Helen Mary Watt; b. July 21, 1886; adm. Jan. 18, 1900 (H); left July 1903; adm. a solicitor March 1909; practised successively in London and at Kingston, Herefs; m.; d. Jan. 24, 1953.

Davies, Ralph William, son of William Henry Davies, solicitor, of Cardiff, and Jessie, d. of Rob­ert Mosley of Buxton, Derbyshire; b. 3 Aug. 1907; adm. Apr. 1921 (G); left July 1924; adm. a solicitor Nov. 1929; practised in Cardiff; m. 15 Apr. 1935 Kathleen Amy, d. of William Thomas of Cardiff; d. 17 Dec. 1983.

DAVIES, RICHARD HUNTER, son of Rev. Mercer Davies, Curate, St. Margaret’s, Westminster, and Chaplain, Westminster Hospital, and Frances Mercer, dau. of Job Hunter, Compton Terrace, Islington; b. 26 Jul 1851; adm. 19 Jun 1865; QS 1866; left May 1870; cashier with Gas Coal & Coke Co. (1881 Census); m. (by 1881); living 1881.

Davies, Richard Racine, son of Milwyn Richard Davies FCA JP, of Dorking, Surrey, and Margaret Catherine, d. of Edward Racine Fricker, co. dir., of Tottenham; b. 27 June 1931; adm. Sept. 1944 (G); left July 1949; a chartered accountant, ACA 1961, FCA 1972; dir. and co. sec. Cubitt Group 1959-68, Scottish Home Investments Ltd. 1969-71; in private practice 1971-; m. 16 Feb. 1963 Susanna Mary, d. of Ven. Wilfrid Denys Pawson, Archdeacon of Lindisfarne; d. 1 May 2002.

Davies, Richard William Bernard, son of Richard William Davies, solicitor, of Kingston-on­-Thames, and Ellen, d. of William Bruton Good of Bournemouth; b. 3 July 1902; adm. May 1917 (H); left Dec. 1919; adm. a solicitor Mar. 1927; practised in London and Kingston-on-Thames; m. 8 July 1933 Eileen, d. of Louis R. Collins of Pinhoe, Devon; d. 11 May 1989.

DAVIES, RICHARD; b.; adm. (aged 14) Jan 1752 (Morel's); in school list 1754.

DAVIES, ROBERT, eldest son of Mytton Davies MP, Gwysaney, Flintshire, and Elizabeth, only dau. of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, Bart., Woodhey, Cheshire; b. 15 Mar 1658/9; adm.; BB 1674; KS 1675; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1679, adm. pens., scholar 23 Apr 1680; adm. Inner Temple 1677; of Llanerch, Denbighshire and Gwysaney, Flintshire; High Sheriff, Flintshire 1704 [or 1703 ?]; an antiquary and collector of old Welsh manuscripts; m. c. 1681 Letitia, dau. of Edward Vaughan, Trawscoed, Cardiganshire; d. 8 Jul 1710.