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Some of the dates given in the report of his death are wrong - enlisted July 1898, went to the front in October that year, and entered Pretoria in June 1899. However, the date of his death is correct, and he was probably buried at Brithdir Cemetery/Gwaelod y Brithdir, in Hengoed, Glamorgan. Any further information on him would be much appreciated, thank you.





....The death of Private Henry Davies, of the Coldstream Guards, took place at the residence of his uncle, Mr. Henry Davies, house agent, New Tredegar, on Thursday morning. Private Davies enlisted in the Guards in July, 1898, and in October of the same year he departed for the front [sic]. He served under Lord Methuen and Lord Roberts, and when entering Pretoria, in June, 1899 [sic], he was shot in the back, the wound injuring his spine and causing paralysis. He remained for a period in the hospitals at Pretoria. Deelfontein, and Wynburg. and was brought home to Devonport in October, 1900, and detained there until removed to the Newport Hospital on January 31. On Wednesday last he was removed to his home in a, saloon coach provided by the Great Western Railway Company at the instance of Lord Tredegar, who has taken a deep interest in the case, sending a nurse to attend to his wants. The case was hopelessly incurable from the outset.
Evening Express, Friday 11th April 1902


DAVIES.—On the 10th instant, at Greenfield, New Tredegar, Corporal Henry Davies, of the 1st Coldstream Guards, and nephew of Mr Henry Davies, house agent, aged 24 years.
The Cardiff Times, 19th April 1902

Berenice
I could not find a "Pte H. Davies of CG" in Palmer and casting the net wider I did see one "1781 Pte. H. Davis, 2CGds" as wounded, Pretoria, 4/6/00. SAFF agrees with the spelling and there is no later correction. Sounds like a Match. Looking at WO100/164 (CGds) page 44 I see he is recorded there as "H .Davis" and qualified for QSA clasps Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein and Johannesburg. There is no marginal note on the medal roll.
Regards
IL.

Hi Berenice
Private Henry Davies
3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards regiment number 1781
Lived at 117 Commercial Road Tredegar.
Attested in July 1898
South Africa 21st October 1899 until 15th October 1900
Private H Davies having been found medically unfit for service as a result of a gunshot wound to the left shoulder blade received in action outside Pretoria on June 4th 1900.
The gunshot wound resulted in producing Paraplegia ( Bullet caused spinal cord injury)Which can then cause neural brain damage.
He was discharged from Davenport on the 15th February 1902.
Completely paralysed from the waist down.
He was 23, of fresh complexion with brown hair and eyes and was 5 feet 11 inches tall.
C of E and he was a Collier by trade.
Before he joined the C, Guards he was in the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Militia.

PS.... 2nd Battalion 1899
3rd Battalion 16th October 1900
Discharge papers records Lance Corporal but was forfeited.
Private only, during his service in SA.
Clasps awarded as per IL post.
2 medal rolls WO100 /164 both CG orderly room stamped.
Dated 22nd August 1901 & 4th October 1901
Both rolls state 1781 Private H Davies
Belmont, Modder, Driefontien & Joburg.

Thanks, guys. The General Register Office has the death of Henry Davies registered in the Bedwellty registration district (which would include New Tredegar)in the second quarter of 1902, aged 23.