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William Emille DAVIS

Date of birth23 February 1871
Place of birthDarlinghurst, New South Wales
Other trainingDoctor of Dental Surgery, University of California
ReligionJewish
OccupationDentist
AddressEast Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation45
Height5' 8.5"
Weight194 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Rachel Abraham, 15 Landsdowne Street, East Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in 63rd and 62nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving in latter unit at time of AIF enlistment. Also served in the Automobile Corps.
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name39th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1917
Discharge date24 October 1917
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Melbourne, 27 March 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 July 1916.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917 (rheumatism and gout); discharged (appointment terminated: medically unfit), 24 October 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death31 August 1950
Age at death79
Place of burialCremated: ashes interred in Springvale Memorial Gardens, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, DAVIS William Emille

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