Henry Cornwall DAVIES

Regimental number10/699
Date of birth24 September 1888
Place of birthInglewood
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSurveyor
AddressCambridge House, Devon Street, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.11
Height5' 8.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinBrigadier-General Davies, Aldershot, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Auckland College Rifles; 6 years in the Cadets; not serving in any military force at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateDischarged for a commission in British Army 20 April 1915
Discharge date20 April 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Discharged, 20 April 1915, to accept a Commission in the British Army; became Captain, Royal Engineers.

Total war service: 247 days (of which 187 days was abroad).

Served in the New Zealand Home Guard in World War II.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death7 July 1973 Napier
Age at death84
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24097306