| Regimental number | 8/746 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
| Address | Papakaio, Oamaru, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, F Davis, Aramoho, Wanganui |
| Previous military service | Served in 10th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Oamaru |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Mr Frederick H. Davis, 4 Eastown Road, Wanganui East |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, and admitted to HS 'Delta', Cape Helles, 2 May 1915 (gun shot wound, left foot); transferred to England; disembarked Southampton, 12 May 1915, and admitted to No 1 Southern General Hospital, Birmingham. Embarked Devonport to rejoin NZEF, 23 July 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 10 August 1915. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 11 September 1915 (enteritis); discharged to NZ Base, Ghezireh, 29 November 1915; rejoined unit, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 19 January 1916. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Attached to 2nd Anzac Reinforcements Camp, 4 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 11 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 17 Juy 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 29 July 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 3 years 48 days (of which 1116 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995928 |