4196167 Private David Pryce DAVIES, 8th Bn. Manchester Regiment: 27/04/1944, Accidental Death

Hi everyone,
I am researching :-

Casualty Details | CWGC
PRIVATE
DAVID PRYCE DAVIES
Service Number: 4196167
Regiment & Unit/Ship Manchester Regiment - 8th Bn.
Date of Death - Died 27 April 1944
Age 25 years old
Buried or commemorated at SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY
IX. E. 37.
Italy
Country of Service United Kingdom

Additional Info - Son of Pryce and Elizabeth Davies, of Cefnybedd, Denbighshire.

According to the Casualty List he was Accidentally Killed , can anyone help me find out what happened please?
Many thanks is advance, Regards, Mavis Williams

 

Hello Mavis,

I saw this last night and was down at Kew today so I got the 8 Manchester's WD out to check. It appears he died during a cave in after torrential rain. Five others were injured.




Regards,
Gary.

 

Bless you Gary, thank you so much, I have finished his story but really wanted to know how he died, I am really grateful and you are so kind to do this for me.
Kindest regards, Mavis

 

Well done Gary
Excellent