Regimental number | 1524 |
Place of birth | Wilcannia, New South Wales |
School | Wilcannia and Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Fisherman |
Address | Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Kelly, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Unspecified Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Bernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row K, Grave No. 46), Montauban, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 150 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martha Kelly (formerly DAVIS), Port Lincoln, South Australia, and the late Frank Watts DAVIS. Native of Wilcannia, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Pte T.R. Davis, killed at Gallipoli on 6th August, 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |