Ernest DAVIS

Regimental number8/1725
Date of birth11 October 1894
Place of birthNew Zealand
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressHawea Flat
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Davis, Clyde, Otago Central
Previous military serviceServed in Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date8 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Place of burialBaby 700 Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 30), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915, and posted to 15th Company.

Reported missing, 9 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose killed in action, 9 august 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20995774

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