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Phillip Henry DAVIS

Regimental number6997
Place of birthKotupna, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressNathalia, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 10"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A E Davis, Nathalia, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 September 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 January 1919
Discharge date22 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morvada', 4 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, jaw), 22 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 November 1962
Age at death71
Place of burialNathalia Lawn Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, DAVIS Phillip Henry

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