Harley Henry Woodthorpe DAVIS

Regimental number44261
Date of birth20 July 1884
Place of birthGisborne
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm manager
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 8"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Esther Davis, Bulls
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 November 1916
Place of enlistmentHastings
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row D, Grave No 21), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs J.H. Davis, Fitzroy Avenue, Hastings, Hawkes Bay; Wife: the late Mrs E. Davis, Bulls, Marton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to A Company.

Wounded in action, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 21 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing believed killed, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 18
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995788

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