Cromer Servicemen and Servicewomen in the First World War

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Name	William Henry Davies
Ward	Cromer
Armed Force	Civilian
Notes	William 'Pimpo' Davies and his family were killed in the bombing raid of the night of 22nd July 1942 when a stick of bombs fell across the town, demolishing their house in Garden Street.. A share fisherman, he was frequently a member of Coxswain Henry Blogg's lifeboat crew. A recording of fellow crew member 'Tuna' Harrison says that it was he who climbed up the shrouds of the sailing barge 'Sepoy' in December 1933, when she was wrecked off Cromer beach, to assist the two crew of the vessel down into the lifeboat.
Date of Birth	26/03/1912
Date of Death	22/07/1942
	'Pimpo' is third from the right, in his waders, in this photograph taken by Philip Vicary the day after the famous 'Sepoy' rescue.
	'Pimpo' was amongst the lifeboat crew that brought ashore 43 personnel from the mined tanker 'Realf' in December 1939.
	William 'Pimpo' Davies
	'Pimpo' with his fellow crew members. He is second from the left, between Bob Cox and George Rook.