| Regimental number | 30428 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Manukau, Manawatu Line |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 2" |
| Weight | 121 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W H Davey, Aokautere, Palmerston North |
| Previous military service | Served in the 6th ----- Rifles; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment (Attestion Form illegible). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Featherston |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21sr Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Manuka on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Wellington, 8 February 1917; disembarked Suez, 4 April 1917, and posted to Wellington Mounted Rifles Training Regiment, Moascar. Detached to School of Instruction, 3 June 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 12 June 1917. Transferred to NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade, 19 June 1917. Detached to Training Regiment, Moascar, 8 February 1918 (dental treatment); marched in to Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, in the field, from Moascar, 12 May 1918. Appointed Temporary Cook, 28 May 1918; relinquished appointment as Temporary Cook, 10 June 1918, 10 June 1918. Admitted to NZ Mounted Field Ambulance, 4 October 1918 (accidental injury: burns, face: slight); transferred to 47th Stationary Hospital, Gaza, 7 October 1918; to 71st General Hospital, Giza, 19 October 1918 (malaria); discharged to duty, 6 November 1918. Listed by Medical Board, 25 November 1918, for return to New Zealand (post malaria debility). Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board RL 'Malta', 4 December 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 26 February 1919. Total war service: 2 years 187 days (of which 1 year 356 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 77 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 53, p. 2 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |