Regimental number | 1704 |
Place of birth | Swanport , Soutrh Australia |
School | Murray Bridge Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Murray Bridge, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 139 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Davies, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1704A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row E, Grave 24), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Mary DAVIES, Murrary Bridge, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 9 February 1916. Taken on strength, 48th Bn, Tel el kebir, 9 March 1916. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 25 March 1916 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 25 March 1916 (influenza); discharged to unit, 30 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Allotted 'A' owing to duplication of regimental numbers. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 May 1917 (influenza); transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 10 May 1917; to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 16 May 1917; to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 18 May 1917; to 5th Convalescent Depot, Cayeaux, 26 May 1917; rejoined unit, 17 July 1917. Wounded in action, 3 April 1918 (shattered leg and thigh, and compound fracture, right tibia), and admiited to 13th Australian Field Ambulance; died of wounds, 4 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |