Frederick Anthony DAVIS

Regimental number10/2112
Date of birth13 July 1894
Place of birthAllingham, Cheshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressPairi Road, Moumahaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.5
Height5' 5.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, R A Davis, 43 Cecil Road, Hale, Cheshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard Anderson Davis and Agnes Grove Davis, 4 Ollerbarrow Road, Hale, Cheshire, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

War service: 177 days (of which 57 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20995766

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