George DAVIS

Regimental number7/707
AddressPleasant Point
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss Maggie Davis, 'The Manse', Weston near Oamaru, Otago
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 24), Egypt
Medals

Mentioned in Despatches

'Mentioned in despatches from General Sir Alexander Murray, K.C.B., Commander in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 1 December 1916

Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Second