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DAVIS, Ernest Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3830 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1915, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nundle, New South Wales, Australia, 14 November 1884 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3830, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3830, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3830, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3830, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Doug Hooper
"...3830 Private Ernest Oswald Davis, 18th Battalion, of Tamworth, NSW. Husband of Violet Jane Davis of West Tamworth, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Runic (A54) on 25 June 1916. He was killed in action on 5 August 1916 in France, aged 30. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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