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Wilfred Ernest DAVIS

Regimental number851
Date of birth6 November 1889
Place of birthWoodford Leigh, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressLismore, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, William Davis, Palmers Island, Clarence River, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death27.7
Age at death from cemetery records27
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated (marble tablet) in Uniting (formerly Methodist) Church, Maclean, New South Wales. Parents: William and Mary Ann DAVIS, Palmers Island, Clarence River, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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