James DAVIS

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Other Name:	Davis, James Henry - Birth Records
Service Number:	3289
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Faraday State School, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Machinist
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3289, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3289, 6th Infantry Battalion, -- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
7 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3289, 6th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
17 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 6th Infantry Battalion
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 58th Infantry Battalion
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3289, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3289, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3289, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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