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William Herbert DAVEY

Regimental number5074
Place of birthCroydon England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm hand
AddressMullumbimby, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, W J Davey, Crontes Street, Peter Port Guernsey Channel Islands, England
Enlistment date15 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialDernacourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Special Memorial 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Alice Davey, Les Croutes, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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