Regimental number | 164 |
Place of birth | Cressy, Tasmania |
School | Elliott |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Elliott via Burnie, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert E Davies, Elliott via Burnie, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He lies buried at Bon Jean cemetery on banks of River Lys outside Town of Armentieres, North France." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Houplines |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 8), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Ernest and Agnes Eliza DAVIES, Elliott, Tasmania. Born at Cressy, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Neville Harrison killed abroard. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |