Regimental number | 16 |
Place of birth | Werribee, Victoria |
School | Tarncit and West Footscray State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | Balliang East, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | H Davies Balliang East, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Reared and brought up on Farm and was an expert operator of all farming implements and machinery. Studied steam engines and got his certificate and allowed the operation of engine driving until enlistment." Details from Father. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Becourt Military Cemetery |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Becourt Miliary Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No. 33), Becordel-Becourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry and Ann Elizabeth DAVIS, Balliang East, Victoria. native of Werribee, Victoria |