Evan Davies
1884–1964
South African Forces — First World War (Delville Wood)
Served with South African forces during the First World War and survived the Battle of Delville Wood in July 1916. His survival places him among a small number of men who lived through an event that became central to South Africa’s collective memory of the war.
His burial in the Kaapsehoop Historical Cemetery connects this remote mountain settlement to a global conflict fought thousands of kilometres away, representing the return of wartime experience to civilian life and the long shadow cast by overseas service.
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The Second World War again drew South Africans into global conflict, extending military service across continents far removed from home. As with the First World War, Kaapsehoop did not witness fighting, yet the effects of war returned with those who served, shaping post-war lives, careers, and communities.
Burials connected to the Second World War in the Kaapsehoop Historical Cemetery reflect service and survival rather than combat death. These graves mark the return of veterans to civilian life and the continuation of remembrance within a mountain settlement already shaped by earlier conflicts.
From the Kaapsehoop Historical Cemetery — Notable Burials.