Regimental number | 778 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Fisherman |
Address | Goolwa, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.7 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry John Davies, Goolwa, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Wareham Cemetery (Plot B, Row C,Grave No. 18), Dorset, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry John and Edith Harvey DAVIES. Born at Port Pirie, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 62 Pte Hector Carey DAVIES, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 21 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIES Henry Edward |