Regimental number | 2764 |
Place of birth | Percy Court, Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Unley and Norwood High Schools, South Australia |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Uncle, Alfred A Francis, Newtown, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He enlisted in Hobart at the age of 17 years. Left Australia in October, 1916, was wounded in 1917." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 18.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Hargicourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Lily DAVIS, 16 Duke Street, Kensington, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |