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Davies, Hugh Seymour, son of Harold Escott Davies, Registrar RMCS Shrivenham, and Joan Mary, d. of Kingsley George Seymour of Exmouth, Devon; b. 23 Apr. 1943; adm. Sept. 1956 (G); left July 1961; Worcester Coll. Oxf., matric. 1961, BA 1964; a freelance musician and musicologist, specialising in contemporary music; dir. of Electronic Music Studio and part­time lecturer at Goldsmiths’ Coll. Lond. 1968-; a compiler of, and contributor to, many internat. music publications, incl. The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments and The New Grove Dictionary of American Music; m. 5 Sept. 1981 Pamela Judith Bailey, librarian, d. of Anthony Michael Bailey; d. 1 Jan. 2005.

Davies, James Moore, son of Sir David Davies Kt. KC, Nat. Insurance Commissioner, and Margaret Kennedy, author, d. of Charles Moore Kennedy, barrister; b. 14 Mar. 1935; adm. Sept. 1948 (G); left July 1951; New Coll. Oxf., matric. 1953; d. 1 July 1971.

DAVIES, JAMES, eldest son of Rev. James Davies, Rector of Barton Mills, Suffolk; b.; adm.; KS 1685; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1687, adm. pens. 2 Jun 1687, aged 17, scholar 27 Apr 1688; BA 1690/1; ordained priest (Norwich) Sep 1693; Curate, Tuddenham St. Mary, Suffolk 1692; Vicar of Cavenham, Suffolk, and Rector of Tuddenham St. Mary, Suffolk 12 Dec 1698; m. Ann ---; d. 17 Apr 1749.

DAVIES, JOHN, elder son of John Davies (at school under Busby, qv), and his first wife; bapt. 3 Feb 1703/4; adm. 1717; Min. Can. (aged 14) 1718; Peterhouse, Cambridge, adm. pens. 3 Jun 1721, Hale Scholar 4 Jul 1721, 29 Jun 1722; of Dean Park, Tenbury, Worcs.; m. 3 Jun 1725 Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Howard, Corby Castle, Cumberland; d. 5 Sep 1735. [Burke LG states ed Eton and Brasenose Coll. Oxford, but Brasenose Coll. at least appears to be wrong, since he is not in Foster]

DAVIES, JOHN, son of John Davies, Brentwood, Essex; b.; adm. (aged 8) Jan 1752 (Watts'); KS 1757; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1761, adm. pens. 21 May 1761, scholar 30 Apr 1762, matr. Easter 1762; BA 1765; MA 1768; BD 1790; Minor Fellow, Trin. Coll. 2 Oct 1766, Major Fellow from 6 Jul 1768, college offices held including those of Junior Bursar 1782-90 and Vice-Master 1797-1805; Librarian, Cambridge Univ. from 1783; ordained priest (Peterborough) 1772; Vicar of Shudy Camps, Cambs., 1784-96; Vicar of Flintham, Notts., 1785; Rector of Orwell, Cambs., from 1804; d. unm. 1 Feb 1817.

DAVIES, JOHN, brother of Robert Davies (qv); b. ; at school under Busby (W. W. R. Ball & J. H. Venn, eds. , Admissions to Trin. Coll. Camb. , ii, 557); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 1 Feb 1685/6, aged 17, fellow commoner 27 Apr 1688; MA 1690; DD 1715; Fellow of Peterhouse, Camb. , 1690-1704; adm. Inner Temple 1686; ordained deacon 1690; presented to Cherry Hinton, Cambs. , but not instituted; Prebendary of St. Asaph 29 May 1697; Prebendary of Hereford from 27 Nov 1711; Precentor of St. David’s from 30 Nov 1717; Vicar of Kerry, Montgomeryshire 1717; Rector of Kingsland, Herefs. , from 5 Apr 1721 (disp. to hold with V. Kerry); m. 1st, 7 Jan 1702 (IGI) Honora, widow of Thomas Ravenscroft, and dau. of Ralph Sneyd, Keele Hall, Staffs. ; m. 2nd, Isabella, Woman of Bedchamber to Queen Anne, widow of Right Rev. John Hartstonge DD, Bishop of Derry, and dau. of Samuel Danvers; d. 14 Dec 1732.

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.