MILITARY FUNERAL AT HAILSHAM

We regret to record the death of Mr Frewen Davis, the third son of Mr Thomas Davis, coachbuilder in the business at Station Road, which occurred rather suddenly at Ticehurst, on Wednesday of last week.  Deceased was only twenty years of age, and was educated at Hailsham Boys School, part of the time by Mr C F Towler, who has retired from the school, and subsequently by Mr R E Hill, the present Headmaster.  He won the Barsar scholarship, which gave him the opportunity of extra training at the Secondary School at Eastbourne.  He returned as a pupil teacher to the Hailsham School, and passed the pupil teachers' examination, and also the preliminary certificate examination by the Board of Education, which qualified him as an assistant teacher.  Last September he left Hailsham to take an appointment as an assistant teacher at Ticehurst, where he became popular.  He was always exceptionally good at brushwork and mathematics.  Deceased was a member of the Territorials, both at Hailsham and at Ticehurst, ans was a splendid miniature rifle shot.  He recently won a prize in a shooting competition and the prize money only arrived the morning after his death.  Much sympathy is felt for Mr and Mrs Davis in their sad bereavement, and they appreciate very much the kindness shown by the many friends at Ticehurst and Hailsham.
The funeral took place at the Hailsham Cemetery on Monday.  The service was conducted by the Rev. G H Evans (curate).  As the deceased was a Territorial, he was buried with full military honours.

Transcribed from the Sussex Express, Friday 17 July 1914

HAILSHAM SOLDIER DIES IN
FRANCE

Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr and Mrs T Davis, of the Hailsham Carriage Works and 2 South Road, Hailsham, in their loss by the death of their eldest son, Private Thomas Davis, Machine Gun Corps in a casualty clearing station in France, on November 29th (six days after being admitted) from pneumonia.
The deceased, who was 27 years of age, joined the Royal Sussex Regiment on February 8th and went to the Front in June.  He has taken part in a good deal of fighting.  Before joining up he worked for his father.

Transcribed from the Sussex Express, Friday 8 December 1916

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HAILSHAM TRADESMAN’S DEATH

 THE LATE MR THOMAS DAVIS

A well known and respected tradesman of Hailsham, Mr Thomas Davis, passed away on Sunday afternoon in the Princess Alice Hospital, Eastbourne, after two operations.  The end came somewhat suddenly as he only went into hospital on Friday evening. 

The late Mr Davis was 57 years of age and resided at 2 South Road.  He had carried on the business of a carriage builder in Station Road for over 25 years and was a native of Battle, where his two brothers had a similar businsess.  Mr Davis did not take an active part in the public life of the town owing to slight deafness. 

He leaves a widow, two sons (John and Ardon, the latter being in Canada) and a daughter (Ethel) for whom the deepest sympathy will be felt. 

The funeral took place yesterday (Thursday) afternoon at Hailsham Cemetery, the service being conducted by Rev. Charles Shaw (curate).  The family mourners were: the widow, Mr John Davis (son), Miss Ethel Davis (daughter), Mr William Davis, of Hastings, and Mr Frank Davis, of Battle (brothers), Miss Kate Davis and Miss Mille Davis (sisters), and Mr A E Ellis (nephew).

Transcribed from the Sussex Express Friday, 4 June 1920

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