Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Abbey Wood branch in 1912.
The Royal Collection Trust hold "The History of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society Ltd, 1868-1918 ... / by Walter T. Davis." presented to King Edward VIII as Prince of Wales on the occasion of his visit to the RACS exhibition by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society, April 1927.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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