Regimental number | 803 |
Place of birth | Numurkah, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Other training | Working Men's College |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Upholsterer |
Address | 3 Hudson Street, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Davies, 3 Hudson Street, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 55th Essendon Rifles, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served as Corporal, Intelligence Section, 29th Bn. (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 22.1 |
Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 7), Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jenkin and Janet DAVIES. Born in Victoria. Town. Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |