Allan Osborne DAVEY

Regimental number6/2112
Date of birth6 September 1891
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStationer
AddressChristchurch
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6.75"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs James McCallum, 225 Brougham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Sydenham Rifle Club Volunteers; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs J. McCallum (formerly Davey), 64 Lansdown Street, Waltham, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 28 July 1915.

Killed in action, 7 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20995307

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