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Description: | This lily is associated with the First World War service on the Western Front of Sergeant (31552) William Morgan Davies (19th Battalion Welsh Regiment). The flower was picked from beside the Yser Canal some time in 1917 and sent to his sister, Maisie, as a token of his continued survival.
William Davies (25 November 1892 -22 February 1973), from Glynneath, Glamorgan, was posted to France in November 1915. In July 1916 he was involved in the vicious fighting for Mametz Wood, on the Somme; in 1917 he participated in the Third Battle of Ypres.
19th (Service) Battalion (Glamorgan Pioneers) was formed at Colwyn Bay in February 1915.
Water lily found by Sergeant Davies on the banks of the Yser Canal in 1917, and sent to his sister Maisie.
dried water lily in modern frame.
Master | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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