DAVIS, Joseph Henry
| Service Number: | 2135 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orange, NSW, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Orange Public School |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Suddenly, Sydney, NSW, 5 November 1948 |
| Cemetery: |
Granville Anglican Columbarium Memorials, New South Wales, Australia West Wall South |
| Memorials: | East Orange Public School Roll of Honor, New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis), Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Orange WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2135, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2135, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2135, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph Henry and Annie Davis, Spring Street, East Orange, New South Wales
The death occurred suddenly in Sydney on Friday, 5th inst., of Mr. Joseph Henry Davis, at the age of 55 years. He was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis, of Orange. Mr. Davis was a member of the 17th Battalion during the 1914-18 war, and was employed for the last 26 years in the Post-master-General's Department. He is survived by his widow and one daughter. One of deceased sisters is Mrs. Keogh, of Wellington. Five brothers and an other sister also survive. The remains were cremated at Rookwood last Monday.