Private George Norman Davie
35998 1st Lancashire Fusiliers
Died of Wounds 18th July 1917, aged 32
Lived at 8 Whittlefield Street
Buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium Coll.grave III.C.13
St.Andrews Memorial, Burnley
Burnley Express 8th August 1917 - 8th August 1917

Burnleys Great War Centenary

Adopted by: Caitlin Eddy Burnley Youth Council

"He left a widow Ethel Davie (nee Whinney) and a son Norman Davie"

(courtesy of his nephew Ken Whinney)

born, enlisted & resided Burnley
George is buried at Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium grave III. C. 3.
Son of Edward James & Elizabeth Davie of Burnley; husband of Ethel Davie, 8 Whittlefield Street, Burnley.

Brother of Private William Edward Davie killed in action

The 1st Lancashire Fusiliers were in the trenches at Islinghem, Coubronne, Le Rons and Quiestede, France between 30th June to the 22nd July.

WELL-KNOWN DISTRICT AGENT. (Burnley Express 08/08/17)

Mrs Davie, of 8 Whittlefield Street, Burnley, has been officially informed by the War Office that her husband, Private George Norman Davie, 35998, Lancashire Fusiliers, was killed in action July 18th. This came as a severe blow to her, as she had previously received a letter from her husband saying that he had been slightly wounded on July 13th, and that he was in hospital. She had no reason to anticipate that his condition was critical.
The unfortunate soldier went up with his group from Burnley on June 13th, 1916, and after training at Barrow, Whitchurch and other places was drafted out in February of the present year. He was 32 years of age, and leaves a wife and one child. Previous to enlistment he was identified with St Andrew’s Sunday School, being on the roll of honour there. He was also a representative of the Blackburn Philanthropic Assurance Co., and the first agent from the Burnley district to fall in the service of his country. Private Davie was a quite, unassuming nature, but one who gained the respect of the many that formed his acquaintance.
Two other brothers are serving in Private William Edward Davie, of the Lancashire Fusiliers, Machine Gun Section, who has been out eleven months; and Private Philip Davie, in training with the Royal Field Artillery, in the south of England.