S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis

1887–1981 (age 94)

Biography

S. C. H. “Sammy” Davis forged a distinguished career as a journalist, reporting on domestic and imperial affairs with a perceptive eye and a steady moral compass.

His fair-minded columns continued to guide readers long after his retirement, and friends recall his calm, steady presence, commemorated beside the paths of Brookwood Cemetery.

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