DAVIS, Charles Arthur
| Service Number: | 3280 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, 24 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Evandale, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Evandale State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 3 July 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Evandale Municipality Roll of Honour, Evandale War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3280, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3280, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3280, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Hobart | |
| 27 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3280, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles Arthur Davis was the youngest son of John Richard and Fannie Davis, who were long time residents of Evandale, Tasmania. His older brother, 3281 Pte. Albert William Davis 12th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action at Bullecourt only two months prior on 5 May 1917, aged 36.
Their father had passed away during 1905. Their mother, Fannie, was enduring a long illness when the news of the death of her two sons was brought to her attention. She passed away in Evandale a few months later.
The brothers had enlisted together in the 26th Battalion but ended up transferring to different battalions.
Charles had been seriously wounded in the leg and buttock during May 1916, in France, not long after the 26th Battalion had arrived there. He was eventually transferred to England for treatment and when he arrived back in France later in 1916, he was transferred to the 41st Battalion. Neither brother has a known grave.
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