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Edward DAVIS

Regimental number3234
Place of birthGreenmount, Queensland
SchoolGreenmount State School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGreenmount, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, William Thomas Davis, The Falls, Greenmount, Queensland
Enlistment date23 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 26th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 10 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 November 1917
Place of death or woundingSherier, Palastine
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBeersheba War Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 47), Palestine.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Thomas and Bridget DAVIS, Brooklands, The Falls, Greenmount, Queensland

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