Francis Lempriere Davy

1887–1917 (age 30)

Biography

Francis Lempriere Davy, born in 1887, embraced the duties of a military officer with resolute determination, striving to care for the men under his command as the fighting intensified.

He died in 1917 and his name is inscribed on the Menin Gate, a testament to the esteem in which he was held.

Also buried at Menin Gate

Jack Cooper
1889–1917 (age 28)
Menin Gate
Jack Cooper was an Australian rules football player who died in 1917 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Les James
1890–1917 (age 27)
Menin Gate
Les James, 1890–1917, is remembered at the Menin Gate for bringing sporting resilience to his wartime service.
Joseph Frain Webster
1892–1914 (age 22)
Menin Gate
Joseph Frain Webster was a young Scottish man who died during the early months of World War I.
Bill Maxwell
1882–1917 (age 35)
Menin Gate
Bill Maxwell was an Australian rules football player who died in 1917 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.
Walter Gabriel Home
1872–1914 (age 42)
Menin Gate
Walter Gabriel Home was a military officer who served in the First World War.
Frank Smith Brown
1893–1915 (age 22)
Menin Gate
Frank Smith Brown was a poet who died in 1915 and is commemorated at the Menin Gate.