| Regimental number | 10/1044 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Innismore, Wanstead, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay |
| School | Heretaunga School, Hastings, Hawke's Bay |
| Other training | Wanganui Collegiate School |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Bank of New South Wales, Tokomaru Bay |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 157 lbs |
| Next of kin | David E Davis, Queen Street, Hastings |
| Previous military service | Served in C Company, Wellington East Coast Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment/ |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Gisborne, 11 June 1912; transferred to Tokomaru branch, August 1914. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs David Edward Davis, Queen Street, Hastings, Hawke's Bay |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Shot by sniper, 5 September 1915; died of wounds, 6 September 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995860
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 94. |