About Vivian Davies
Lived 1899 – 1941 (aged 42). Vivian Davies was a British rugby union player.
Vivian Gordon Davies (22January 189923December 1941) was an English rugby union player. He won two caps for England, the first at fly-half in the 1922 Five Nations Championship loss away to Wales at the National Stadium in 1922, and the latter at centre in another loss to the touring New Zealanders at Twickenham in 1925.
During the Second World War he was a captain in the Royal Artillery, and died during the war in 1941 aged 42. He was cremated at Mortlake Crematorium and his name is listed on a screen wall memorial erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in the adjoining Mortlake Cemetery.
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Who was Vivian Davies?
British rugby union player
When was Vivian Davies born?
Vivian Davies was born on 22 January 1899.
When did Vivian Davies die?
Vivian Davies died on 23 December 1941.
What was Vivian Davies's occupation?
Vivian Davies was a rugby union player.
What nationality was Vivian Davies?
Vivian Davies was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vivian Davies. https://biography.guide/vivian-davies/
MLA: "Vivian Davies." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vivian-davies/.
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