Regimental number | 45671 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Christchurch |
Religion | Wesleyan |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G Davies, Kerikeri, Private Bag, Hastings |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Napier |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIX, Row D, Grave No 20), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Annie Jane Davies, 612 Queen Street, West Hastings, Hawke's Bay. Native of Christchurch |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Lance Corporal. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917, and relinquished appointment as Lance Corporal; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to C Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 31 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995668 |
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