and his dramatist guardian. Following the UK's entry into World War I, Davies and his brother Peter volunteered for service. He received a commission as a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps and served in the trenches in Flanders On the morning of 15 March 1915, Davies attended an early morning briefing with the battalion's colonel, where the officers were receiving instructions for an advance on the German position at St. Eloi (Ypres). Resting on a bank, Davies had not realised he was sitting in an exposed position. He died of a gunshot wound to the head, aged 21, killed by a German sniper. This occurred six days after the death of his uncle, Colonel Guy du Maurier. J. M. Barrie wrote to George to inform him of his uncle's death, but by the time Barrie received his reply, George himself had been killed. Originally buried near where he fell, his remains were later moved to the Voormezeele Enclosures Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries in Voormezele, near Ypres, Belgium. Portrayals In the 1978 BBC mini-series The Lost Boys, he was portrayed at various ages by Barnaby Holm (son of actor Ian Holm, who portrayed Barrie), Paul Holmes, Philip Kassler, Mark Benson and Christopher Blake. In the 2004 film Finding Neverland he was portrayed as a child by Nick Roud. In 2014 he was portrayed by Sawyer Nunes in the musical adaptation Finding Neverland and in its 2015 Broadway production. References Birkin, Andrew: J. M. Barrie & the Lost Boys (Yale University Press, 2003) 1893 births 1915 deaths George King's Royal Rifle Corps officers Military personnel from London British military personnel killed in World War I British Army personnel of World War I People educated at Eton College Du Maurier family Deaths by firearm in Belgium Burials at Voormezeele Enclosure 3 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery