DAVIS, John Cyril
Service Number: | 2138 |
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Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, Enlisted at Shepparton, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloustershire, England, 1893 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Shipston-on-Stour, England |
Occupation: | Draper |
Died: | Fractured skull, 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 24 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row K, Grave 78 Headstone inscription reads: In ever loving memory of our dear brother Jack, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2138, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Shepparton, Vic. | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2138, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2138, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2138, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound to the head. Invalided to Alexandria on 11 August 1915 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis Charles and Caroline Clara Davis. Brother of Dorothy Aileen Davis and Charles William Davis MID who returned to Australia on 3 March 1919 having served with the 5th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a 3 years apprenticeship with Fred Winter of Stratford-on-Avon
Also served in the Territorials for 3 year