Davies, Cyril Caradoe

Title

Davies, Cyril Caradoe
Davies, CC

Description

Eight items. The collection concerns Sergeant Cyril Caradoe Davies (1052270 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot on 460 Squadron and was killed17 February 1942.

The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Kenneth Moore and catalogued by John England.

Additional information on Cyril Caradoe Davies is available via the IBCC Losses Database

Date

2019-05-22

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Collection Items

Cyril C Davies photograph
C C Davies in civilian clothes.
On reverse, blank postcard with Negative No 333 and separate numbers 303 and 926 handwritten, with later sticker added, 'Cyril C Davies'.
Additional image of reverse as above but without sticker.

Cyril Davies in Sidcot suit
Cyril C Davies in flying kit outside prefabricated building. Various notes in writing on reverse.

Cyril C Davies's Wedding photograph
C C Davies and his bride. On reverse, sticker with writing, 'St Paul's Church, Colwyn Bay, C C Davies and Vera Thomas'

Report of death and funeral of Sergeant Cyril C Davies
Press cutting reporting death of Sergeant C C Davies 'on war service' and account of his funeral, with names of all participants.

Press cutting - report of the wedding of C C Davies
Press report of the marriage of Cyril C Davies to Miss V Thomas at Colwyn Bay.

Photograph of five civilians
Five civilians outside a cinema, the two males wearing uniform-type jacket and trousers.
Reverse has later sticker affixed, 'C C Davies - LEFT, Cinema Projectionist - Colwyn Bay

50 airmen and two civilians
One formal photograph taken in front of building with some personnel standing and some seated.

Nine airmen
Formal photograph of nine airmen, ranks unclear.
Reverse stamped with name of photographic studio and signatures of those in photograph. sticker added later, 'Front 2nd from LEFT C C Davies.
Separate image of reverse as above but with sticker…
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