Roy Sutherland DAVIES

Regimental number12/2264
Date of birth2 June 1894
Place of birthPetersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMotor mechanic
Address63 Howe Street, Newton, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.7
Height5' 11.75"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, G W Davies, 63 Howe Street, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in Gordon Rifles (Volunteers), Auckland; rejected for enlistment in Territorial Force on account of inflammation of left foot ('now cured').
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Father: Mr G. Davies, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit as Private at Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Wounded, nothing further known'.

All enquiries made England and Egypt: no trace.

Now, 20 March 1916, fate recorded as 'Wounded & missing. Believed dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20995687