DAVIES, Isaac David
| Service Number: | 2366 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunolly, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Maryborough State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Engine driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2366, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2366, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2366, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Isaac Davies served with the Fourth Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse during the Boer War. Although almost 40 years of age, he was six feet tall and almost 200 pounds on enlistment.
He was one of five brothers who enlisted in the AIF during WW1. Isaac was married in 1915 to Mary Elizabeth Davies of Perth WA.
A younger brother, 774 Pte. Frederick Charles Davies 8th Battalion AIF was killed in action 14 April 1918, aged 26.
His other brothers were 6884 Corporal George Edward Davies 1st Australian Divisional Train (mentioned in despatches), 5006 Private Robert Daniel Davies 1st Australian Divisional Train and 3808 Private Arthur John Davies 12th Field Artillery Brigade.