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DAVIES, Howard Erskine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2634 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1916, Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toorak, Victoria, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 23 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot 1V, Row B, Grave 38, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2634, Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2634, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2634, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 12 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2634, 58th Infantry Battalion, Multiple shell wounds to the hands, left shoulder and fractured left leg(later amputated) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of J.M. Davies K.C.M.G. and E.F. Davies; husband of Doris Kate Davies of 'Norialla', 1 Erica Street, East Malvern, Victoria. Father of Joan E. Davies
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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