| Abstract: Letters of Cyril Sims Davies from Rhodesia |
Cyril Sims Davies was born in 1902 in Aberdare, South Wales, to David Griffith Davies, a school-master, and his wife, Margaret, née Jones. He was educated at Neath County School, and the Intermediate School before going to Cambridge to study medicine. After graduating he worked at St. Bartholomews Hospital, London, and Worcester Royal Infirmary, where he met his future wife, Eva Park. In 1929 he went to Kenya as a medical officer with the Kings African Rifles. In 1932 he did a course at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and then joined the colonial service. He was posted to Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) and remained there for most of his career. On his retirement in 1950, he joined the British South Africa Company, and became the doctor on the Mazoe Citrus Estates, outside Salisbury (Harare), Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). At his instigation a 16-bed hospital was built for the estate. His wife Eva died there in 1964, and in 1966 he married the local post-mistress, Elaine Wilkins. They remained in Rhodesia until his death in 1997.
Letters describing the deterioration of living conditions in Rhodesia, with papers containing reminiscences of Sims Davies by friends and family.
Donated by Stewart Bell, Nov. 2002.
| Letters from Rhodesia, and papers relating to Sims Davies Date: 1964-97 Shelfmark: MS. Africa s. 2498 Extent: 59 leaves Scope and Content: Comprises:
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