Regimental number | 4904 |
Place of birth | New South Wales |
School | Church of England School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boilermaker's assistant |
Address | Bownie Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Davies, 3 Atfield Street, South Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 7), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Parents: Joseph Edward and Elizabeth DAVIES, 3 Attfield Street, Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Strata Florida, Cardiganshire, Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |