Regimental number | 4409 |
Place of birth | Elder Street, Wallaroo, South Australia |
School | Wallaroo State Public School, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Wheelwright |
Address | Elder Street, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Davis, Elder Street, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets and the Citizen Forces from which he enlisted. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Was a member of the Town Band. Also a member of the Methodist Church Choir and Sunday School and was educating himself for the Ministry at time of enlistment. Was also a member of the J.O. Richabires." Details from Father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Mary DAVIS, Elder Street, Wallaroo, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: F.G. Davis No. 1930, 10th Battalion who enlisted January, 1915, and served on Gallipoli. Was invalided home and returned to the Front June, 1916. Invalided home, January, 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |