Regimental number | 23 |
Place of birth | Ballarat East, Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 39 Kay Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Sophia Davie, 3 Kay Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot XV, Row A, Grave No. 5), Malta. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robet McKinley and Jane Sophia DAVIE, 146 McPherson Street, Carlton North, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Pte 95 James McKinley DAVIE, 7th Bn, died of wounds, 16 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, 9 October 1915; admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 9 October 1915 (gun shot wound, compound fractured femur); transferred to Hospital Ship, 9 October 1915; admitted to Tigne Military Hospital, Malta, 13 October 1915. Died of wounds, 17 October 1915; buried, 18 October 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIE Alexander |