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DAVIS, Dennitt
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 780 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1914, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Wingham, New South Wales, Australia, 14 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wingham, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marlee Public School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 4 August 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Plot B, Grave 31, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coraki Honour Board, Coraki War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 780, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 6 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 780, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 780, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Sydney | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 780, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 780 awm_unit: 6 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Born Charles Dennett DAVIS in Wingham, NSW in 1891
His parents were John DAVIS & Catherine WHITE
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His brother Edwin Charles DAVIS (SN 3029) also served during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1916
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