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Joe the Painter on the Burma Road

Joe the Painter on the Burma Road

Michael Davies
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The men of Coseley’s Davies family and the husbands and sons of Davies women served in the British military. In 1914 Joseph and brother Samuel Davies served in WW1. Son Joe, his brothers and cousins were in WW 2. The members of the third generation did National Service in several theatres.

Son Joe Davies was born during WW1, his father Sapper Joseph Davies, was injured in the Battle of the Somme and died in 1919. This memoir traces the life and family of my father Joe the Painter and Joe’s eventful WW2 experiences.

Joe grew up in Coseley, a painter, decorator and part time fireman with the local council, he married and had three children. WW2 started in 1939 and Joe fought fires during the German blitz bombing of Birmingham, Coventry and many other cities throughout the country.

Joe joined the British Army in 1942 as a private in the South Staffords. He became a Warrant Officer Class 1 in the Indian Army Ordinance Corps, speaking Urdu with his troops. Serving in Indian and Burmese stations Joe led supply convoys through mountains and jungle, supporting the war against Japan. In 1946 he fought off dacoits and disposed of unstable explosives at sea.

Joe returned to England in 1946, aged 32, a disabled ex-serviceman; to pick up his postwar life as father, husband, painter and decorator again.
Language
English
Pages
135
Format
Paperback
Release
April 08, 2020
ISBN 13
9798626711073

Joe the Painter on the Burma Road

Michael Davies
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The men of Coseley’s Davies family and the husbands and sons of Davies women served in the British military. In 1914 Joseph and brother Samuel Davies served in WW1. Son Joe, his brothers and cousins were in WW 2. The members of the third generation did National Service in several theatres.

Son Joe Davies was born during WW1, his father Sapper Joseph Davies, was injured in the Battle of the Somme and died in 1919. This memoir traces the life and family of my father Joe the Painter and Joe’s eventful WW2 experiences.

Joe grew up in Coseley, a painter, decorator and part time fireman with the local council, he married and had three children. WW2 started in 1939 and Joe fought fires during the German blitz bombing of Birmingham, Coventry and many other cities throughout the country.

Joe joined the British Army in 1942 as a private in the South Staffords. He became a Warrant Officer Class 1 in the Indian Army Ordinance Corps, speaking Urdu with his troops. Serving in Indian and Burmese stations Joe led supply convoys through mountains and jungle, supporting the war against Japan. In 1946 he fought off dacoits and disposed of unstable explosives at sea.

Joe returned to England in 1946, aged 32, a disabled ex-serviceman; to pick up his postwar life as father, husband, painter and decorator again.
Language
English
Pages
135
Format
Paperback
Release
April 08, 2020
ISBN 13
9798626711073

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