{"id":5202,"date":"2020-09-09T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=5202"},"modified":"2021-01-26T08:21:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T08:21:15","slug":"davis-philip-meyer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/davis-philip-meyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis, Philip Meyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Philip Meyer Davis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Flight Lieutenant, 24 Squadron<br>Service number 76388<br>Died 30 Oct 1942<br>Buried Brookwood Military Cemetery<br>Age 37<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Headstone Inscription<br>&#8216;BORN IN SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Philip was born on 14 April 1905 in San Mateo, California to Philip and May nee Hyman. His father died in 1907 when Philip was two years old and his mother died in 1930. Philip&#8217;s wealthy aunt, Lady Henriette nee Meyer and her husband Sir Mortimer Barnett Davis who resided in Canada adopted him and he then used the surname Davis. Philip and his cousin Mortimer studied at school in England and returned to Quebec in 1929. Philip returned to England in 1933 and worked as a solicitors articled clerk. Later that year Philip enlisted into the RAF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philip was onboard Hudson III V8983 which flew into a wooded hillside after descending to establish its position at Bordon Wood, Wendover, Bucks killing all the crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilot, Raymond Cook, 64275<br>John Forbes Andre Day, 02113<br>W\/Op, Arthur George Hudd, 637393<br>Nav, Walter John Morbin, 1179044<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201004_175232-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201004_175232-700x950.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201004_175232-250x339.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201004_175232-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201004_175232-120x163.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Photo credit Paul McCue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Philip-Meyer-Davis-1923-Passport-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Philip-Meyer-Davis-1923-Passport-.jpg 361w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Philip-Meyer-Davis-1923-Passport--250x280.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Philip-Meyer-Davis-1923-Passport--120x134.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><figcaption>Philip&#8217;s Passport Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PMD-Death-700x1052.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PMD-Death-700x1052.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PMD-Death-250x376.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PMD-Death-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PMD-Death-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PMD-Death-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PMD-Death-120x180.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PMD-Death-scaled.jpg 1703w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philip Meyer Davis Flight Lieutenant, 24 SquadronService number 76388Died 30 Oct 1942Buried Brookwood Military CemeteryAge 37 Headstone Inscription&#8216;BORN IN SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.&#8217; Philip was born on 14 April 1905 in San Mateo, California to Philip and May nee Hyman. 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