Davis Kilminster

Arthur Davis					Gladys Emma Kilminster
1892 - 1971					1893 - 1971
married 29th September 1917 France Congregational Chapel, Chalford Hill Arthur is the son of Robert Davis and Annie Gardener Gladys is the Daughter of Edgar Leopold Kilminster and Mary Elizabeth Griffin
Children	Birth	Bap	Place	Profession	Married	Date	Place	Death	Place
Vera Grace	21/7/1918		Chalford	Telephonist	Leslie James	2/12/1939	Stroud
Kenneth Arthur	5/11/1923		Chalford	Post Office Engineer	Betty Greville	1946	St. Lawrence, Stroud		Weavers Croft, Stroud

Arthur served as a soldier with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He enlisted 30th December 1914 in Stroud but was Honourably Discharged 2nd August 1916 after being injured while on active service.

When he married Gladys he was a Commercial Traveller but for many years after they ran Grocers shops The first was in Minchinhampton High Street during the early 1930's.  During WW2 Arthur worked in an aircraft related capacity at Aston Down airfield and then after had another Grocers shop in Middle Street, Stroud until they retired.

Arthur died after a long illness in the old Gloucester Royal Infirmary. Gladys died just two months later of a broken heart.

Arthur, Gladys, Vera and Ken in the garden at Minchinhampton