William Henry DAVIS

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Service Numbers:	2905, 2905B
Enlisted:	5 October 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hackney, South Australia, September 1884
Home Town:	Parkside, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer's assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918
Cemetery:	Assevillers New British Cemetery Assevillers New British Cemetery, Assevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

5 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2905, Adelaide, South Australia
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
30 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2905B, 12th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , Shell wound (ankle)
23 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2905B, 12th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2905B awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-23

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