| Regimental number | 23/113 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Brighton, Otago |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Papakaio |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Davey, Papakaio, Oamaru, Otago |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | A Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ellen Davey, Broomfield, Papakaio, Oamaru, Otago; Wife: Nellie Florence Vernon (formerly Davey), 30A Pinner Road, Oxhey, Watford, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 15 November 1915. Embarked for Marsa Matruh, 20 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 17 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 13 April 1916 (diarrhoea); discharged to Base, Etaples, 23 April 1916. Admitted to No 24 General Hospital, Etaples, 22 May 1916 (measles); transferred to Segregation Camp, 26 May 1916; rejoined Bn, 20 June 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 30 March 1917 (mumps); transferred to No 7 General Hospital, 30 March 1917; rejoined Bn, 20 April 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 14 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 26 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 8 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 138 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20995337 |