DAVIS, John Edward
| Service Number: | 3771 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Boulder City State School, Boulder, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3771, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3771, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3771, 11th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle |
John Edward DAVIS
Parents: John & Mary Ann Davis
Lived: 41 Wittenoom St. Boulder City, W.A.
Brother to Martha Jane Lillian Wuttke (nee Davis).
Rank: Private Service Number: 3771
Joined-up: 7 Sept 1915, Blackboy Hill, W.A.
Age: 20 years and 4 months
Five foot nine and one half inches in height
Thirty four and one half inches Chest measurement
Regiment: Australian Infantry, A.I.F, 11th Bttn,
3rd Infantry Brigade, Company “B”
Died: 27 June 1916 (probably in Armentieres Campaign)
Buried: Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France
Plot 1, Row B, grave 9
Service:
Embarked, Freemantle, 22 November 1915
Disembarked, Suez, 14 December 1915
Joined Training Btn, C Company Tel-al-Keber 17 April 1916
Embarked, Alexandra, to join B.E.F. 20 May 1916
Disembarked, Marseilles, 26 May 1916
Joined Base Depot Etaples, 29 May 1916
Struck off Strength, 8 June 1916
Joined Battalion, France 12 June 1916
KILLED IN ACTION, France, 27 June 1916
In the Army nine months and twenty days
In action 15 days
Died at (approx. 21 years and 10 months)
Belongings returned to Mother:
Handkerchief, Razor, 2 x combs, Shaving-brush
Also received a pension of 40/-, fortnightly from 28 August 1916
Awards: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Submitted 18 February 2024 by Gregory Lister
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