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DAVIS, James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 530 |
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Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
Home Town: | Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Redfern Public School, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Accidental (fell through a window), Albert, France, 20 February 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Albert Communal Extension Cemetery, France Plot 1, Row R, Grave 32 Headstone inscription reads: Have mercy upon him Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him, Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Albert, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 530, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 530, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 530, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Correct right was Norman James Davis but enlisted as James Davis
Son of William George and Annie Davis of 'Normanhurst', Carnation Avenue, Bankstown, NSW
Courth of inquiry found that he died from injuries received when he fell through a first floor window while under the influence of liquor
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal