Regimental number | 44261 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Gisborne |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm manager |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Esther Davis, Bulls |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hastings |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 18 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995788 |
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