Full name Samuel George Davis Place of birth Plymouth, England Team Apps | Date of birth 1890 Years Team Apps (Gls) | |
Samuel George "Sam" Davis MM was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Newport County.
Personal life
Davis enlisted as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and spent time attached to a Light Trench Mortar Battery. He was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in October 1917 and ended the war with the rank of captain. He won the Military Medal during the course of his service.
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