Davies was born in October 1926, the son of Dan Davies and Ada (née Smith) in Nuneaton. He was educated at Coventry Junior Technical College, before joining the RAF during the Second World War as an Aircraft Apprentice in 1942.
Davies was born in October 1926, the son of Dan Davies and Ada (née Smith) in Nuneaton. He received his education at Coventry Junior Technical College before enlisting with the Royal Air Force during World War II as an Aircraft Apprentice in 1942.