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General First nameDavid Grismond Owen
LastnameSaunders Davies
GenderMale
CountryWales
Date of birth1864-00-00
Place of birthSt. Mary, Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales
Date of death1905-07-26
Place of deathLlwynbedw, St. Dogmaels, Wales


About

Educated at Winchester College and Cheltenham College, David was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment in 1887 and was advanced to Lieutenant in the following year and to Captain in May 1889.

He subsequently served in the 4th Battalion in operations in Cape Colony, where his unit successfully defended Richmond against a far superior enemy force. He was invalided home in the transport Plassy in January 1902 (Queen's Medal & clasp; King's Medal & 2 clasps). Having been advanced to Major and resigned his commission, Saunders-Davies died at Llwynbedw, Wales in July 1905.

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Archive statistics Career1878 - 1890
Tournament wins3
Matches17
Match wins11


Tournament wins 1890 - Tenby (Amateur)
1890 - South Wales Challenge Cup (Amateur)
1887 - Tenby (Amateur)


Tournaments Tenby - 1890 South Wales Challenge Cup - 1890 Tenby - 1889 South Wales Challenge Cup - 1888 Tenby - 1887 South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships - 1887 Pentre LTC Challenge Cup - 1883 Tenby - 1881 Teifiside Lawn Tennis Club - 1878