DAVEY, Arthur James
| Service Number: | 2360 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Fords Bridge, Bourke, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fords Bridge, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Dubbo Hospital, Dubbo. New South Wales, Australia, 18 May 1961, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bourke General Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2360, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2360, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 2360 | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 2360, 13th Infantry Battalion |
Jimmie DAVEY
War Service no 2360 - enlisted 16/5/1915 Liverpool
War Service Record available
Partial diary 1/6/1916 - 23/10/1916 - (Alexandria, France & England)
The Evening News clipping 24/8/1916 - 198th List of Casualties has Pte AJ DAVEY Returned to Duty.
Copy of letter dated 27/4/1917 sent to mother from England whilst on leave.
Letters written to mother and his sister Alice during the First World War, scanned and copied to CD
Jimmie entered a ballot for the soldier settlement scheme and received part of a property called "Toorale" near Bourke. His 42000 acres he called "Maghera" after a village in the Middle East where the AIF and Light Horse were involved in battle.
Listed in 1924-1933 Sands Directories
1930 and 1936 Electoral Roll - grazier "Maghera", Fords Bridge Bourke.
Electoral Rolls
1930-1958 Maghera
Copy of newspaper articles re: mustering on motor bikes instead of horses.
Submitted 11 January 2023 by Graham Prior
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