William John Sylvester DAVIS

Regimental number62268
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Davis, Anglesea Street, Hamilton East
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 30), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs S. Davis, 25 Anglesea Street, Hamilton, and the late J.T. Davis
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 11

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