{"id":13419,"date":"2025-09-02T12:20:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=13419"},"modified":"2026-03-29T11:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:55:58","slug":"memories-of-major-mervyn-davies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/memories-of-major-mervyn-davies\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Mervyn Davies in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mervyn Davies&nbsp;<\/strong>was Officer Commanding of E Company 2nd Bn. London Irish Rifle during 1944 and 1945, and led them during the attack at Casa Sinagoga on 16 May 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major Davies was later awarded the Military Cross for his actions at Monte Spaduro in October 1944, where he was wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/daviestele.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13425\" style=\"width:388px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/daviestele.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/daviestele-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/memories-of-major-mervyn-davies\/il-calvario-january-1944\/\">Raid on Montenero, 20 January 1944<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/montenero-capture-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/montenero-capture-2.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/montenero-capture-2-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/memories-of-major-mervyn-davies\/casa-sinagoga-may-1944\/\">Assault on the Gustav Line at Casa Sinagoga, 16 May 1944<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/large_NA_15028_1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13452\" style=\"width:670px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/large_NA_15028_1-2.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/large_NA_15028_1-2-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/memories-of-major-mervyn-davies\/casa-sinagoga-may-1944\/\">Hill 255 near Ripi, 30 May 1944<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/large_NA_015652_1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13457\" style=\"width:628px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/large_NA_015652_1-2.jpg 403w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/large_NA_015652_1-2-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mervyn Davies&nbsp;was Officer Commanding of E Company 2nd Bn. 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