| Regimental number | 5683 |
| Place of birth | Port Esperance, Tasmania |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Mill hand |
| Address | Fortescue, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr J. Davis, Fortescue, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil (evaded service) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row J. Grave No. 4), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Port Esperance, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria, Egypt, 6 August 1916; marched into 40th Bn, England, 23 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1917. Wounded in action, 17 July 1917; admitted to No 11 Field Ambulance, 17 July 1917, and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gunshot wound, right arm and side; severe); to No 12 Ambulance Train, 19 July 1917; to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 19 July 1917; to England, 24 July 1917; to No 2 Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 25 July 1917; discharged to furlough, 10 August 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 24 August 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 20 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 November 1917; marched into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Rouelles, 11 November 1917. Proceeded to unit, 15 Novmeber 1917; rejoined 40th Bn, 22 November 1917. Admitted to No 10 Australian Field Ambulance, 19 October 1918, and transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, the same day (influenza). Died, No 3 Australian General Hospital, 23 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIS Willian James |
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