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Earnest Joseph DAVEY

Regimental number4408
Place of birthWankeringa, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDriver
AddressCanowie Station, via Hallett, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinSister, Miss Hilda Davey, Orphanage, Goodwood, South Australia
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 November 1971
Place of burialBroken Hill Cemetery

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