| Regimental number | 5107 |
| Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Southwark, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 1.25" |
| Weight | 113 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Davies, 17 Beans Road, Southwark, South Australia |
| Previous military service | 82A Senior Cadets (4 years); Citizen Forces (9 months, still serving) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A37 Barambah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Ste Marie Cemetery (Div. 62, Plot V. Row J. Grave No. 6), Le Havre, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas George and Mary DAVIES, 22 Murray Street, West Thebarton, South Australia. Native of Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 27 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 June 1916. Found guilty, 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, 6 December 1916, of being absent without leave from 0800, 27 November 1916, until 0800 hours, 4 December 1916: awarded 8 days' Field Punishment No 2, and total forfeiture of 17 days' pay. Found guilty, 4 February 1917, of being absent without leave from 0800 hours, 1 January 1917, until 0600 hours, 2 January 1917: awarded 2 days' confined to camp, and forfeits 2 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 February 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 4 February 1917. Proceeded to unit, 8 February 1917; taken on strength of 27th Bn, in the field, 9 February 1917. Admitted to No 7 Australian Field Ambulance, 23 March 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); discharged, 3 April 1917; rejoined unit, 4 April 1917. On leave to England, 21 January 1918; rejoined unit, 8 February 1918. Wounded in action, 2 September 1918; admitted to No 5 Australian Field Ambulance, 2 September 1918 (gunshot wound, right arm); transferred to No 37 Casualty Clearing Station, 2 September 1918; to No 10 General Hospital, Rouen, 3 September 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 18 September 1918; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 20 September 1918; to Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 6 October 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 8 October 1918. Admitted to No 2 General Hospital, 14 October 1918 (lobar pneumonia). Died, 0950 hours, 15 October 1918 (lobar pneumonia). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIES Gilbert David |
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