KENNETH DAVIES (1901-08 : 27), Lieutenant, 1/6 Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, was the youngest son of Mr E A Davies, of Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton.  On leaving school he became Constructional Draughtsman at the works of Davies Brothers & Co Limited, Wolverhampton, which he left at the Empire’s call in September 1914.  With the 6th South Staffords he went to France in 1915, was attached for two months to the Royal Engineers in the operations at Hill 60, and was wounded at the memorable battle of Loos in September.  In the following December he received a commission, next saw service in Ireland, and early in 1917 was again in France.  In February of this year he was sent home for light duty as ‘War worn’ and was attached to the 51st (Graduated) Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment.  The hardships of war had weakened his constitution, and he died in hospital on November 5th of septic pneumonia following influenza.  The officer commanding his Battalion describes him as having been very popular with all ranks, as we who remembered him here knew he would be.