Biography of Emily Wilding Davison 1872-1913
On 11 Oct 1872 Emily Wilding Davison was born.
On 04 Jun 1913 Emily Wilding Davison (age 40) was hit by the King's (age 48) horse Anmer after she had stepped into its path at Tattenham Corner during the Derby at Epsom Racecourse. The jockey Herbert Jones was injured. The King (age 48) and Queen (age 46) were present. The King recorded in his diary "a most regrettable and scandalous proceeding". She was operated on two days later, but she never regained consciousness.
On 08 Jun 1913 Emily Wilding Davison (age 40) died from a fracture at the base of her skull.
14 Jun 1913. Coffin of Emily Wilding Davison (deceased) at Victoria Station [Map].
14 Jun 1913. The Central News reported:
Emily Wilding Davison's (deceased) funeral procession passing Piccadilly Circus [Map], 14th June 1913. Following her tragic death, Davison was instantly embraced as a martyr to the cause. On 14 June 1913 her body was borne on an open hearse through London to a memoroial service at St George's Church, Bloomsbury before being taken by train to Morpeth, Northumberland [Map] for a family funeral. The funeral procession (the last great suffrage march) was organised by fellow suffragette Grace Roe, and the memorial service was presided over by clergy from the Church League for Women's Suffrage.
On 15 Jun 1913 Emily Wilding Davison (deceased) was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church Morpeth [Map].
