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DAVEY, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4400 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Egloskerry, Cornwall, England. , 1881 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Grave V. G. 1. HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE Personal Inscription: HIS MEMORY IS AS SWEET TO DAY AS IN THE HOUR HE PASSED AWAY , Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4400, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4400, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 34 and the son of John and Mary Davey, of Park Cottage, Broadwood Kelly, Winkleigh, Devonshire, England.
Births Jun 1881 DAVEY William John Launceston 5c 29
Egloskerry (Cornish: Egloskeri) is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles northwest of Launceston.