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George Young DAVIS

Regimental number3503
Place of birthCarlton, Victoria
SchoolMorland State School, Morland, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRegent Street, Oakleigh, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinFather, George Y Davis, Regent Street, Oakleigh, Victoria
Enlistment date2 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 July 1916
Place of death or woundingNo. 8 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, France
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No. 22A), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
167
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Charlotte DAVIS, Wells road,Oakleigh, Victoria. Native of Melbourne
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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