Regimental number | 8/3235 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hastings |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Orchadist |
Address | Havelock North |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, W J Davis, Havelock North |
Previous military service | Served for 6 years in B Company, 9th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on board Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter John and Harriet Elinor Davis, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, Napier. Native of Hastings, Hawke's Bay |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front War service: 2 years 50 days (of which 700 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Eighth |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995874 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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