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George DAVIES

Regimental number3087
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
Other NamesPugh George
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationJeweller
Address2 McKenzie Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 10"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward Davies, 53 The Avenue, Coburg, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
181
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Margaret DAVIES, 2 Crisp Avenue, Brunswick North, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to join 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.

Transferred to 60th Bn, 15 March 1916.

Found guilty, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916, of throwing rubbish in the Company Lines: Awarded 2 days' pack drill and forfeited 2 days' pay.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DAVIES George

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