Arthur Edwin DAVIS

Regimental number10/332
Date of birth10 September 1888
Place of birthNewport, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressTraining Farm, Weraroa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.11
Height5' 9.5"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinMrs M E Davis, 8 Hamlet Road, Chelmsford near London, England
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 4th Welsh Regiment, British Army, discharged; 4 years in the 1st Monmouthshire Regiment; discharged; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
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 rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 29 January 1916
Discharge date17 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Arawa', 29 January 1916; discharged (medically unfit: contraction of right hand), 17 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Died as a result of gun accident.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death28 March 1920
Age at death31
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995890

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