Regimental number | 40907 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Moulder |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, A C Davis, Moana Crescent, Sunshine, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Henry Charles (b. England) and Mary Ann (b. Ireland) Davis, Dunedin |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 June 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995755 |