Robert DAVIS MM

DAVIS, Robert

Service Number: 17532
Enlisted: 25 January 1917, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Field Ambulance
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, 1883
Home Town: Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Tailor's Cutter
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World War 1 Service

25 Jan 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17532, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland
2 Aug 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 17532, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Embarked on HMAT 'A28' Miltiades from Sydney on 2nd August 1917, disembarking Glasgow, Scotland on 2nd October 1917, entraining for Parkhouse Camp.
2 Nov 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 17532, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Proceeded to France from Southampton on 2nd November 1917.
17 Nov 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Field Ambulance
29 Sep 1918: Honoured Military Medal, "Private Robert DAVIS stretcher bearer was attached to a Battalion during the attack upon the "Hindenburg Line" east of RONSSOY on Sunday 29th. September, 1918 . He advanced with the Battalion under considerable shell fire up the valley, attending to the wounded and carrying them back to the Relay Post, the are traversed being subject to severe machine gun fire. From the R.A.P. he assisted in the evacuation, working consistently during forty-eight hours, during which time it was necessary to pass over country heavily and consistently shelled by the enemy. By his good work he and the remainder of squad assisted very greatly in the speedy evacuation of wounded from this post.
28 Aug 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 17532, 11th Field Ambulance, Embarked on HMAT 'A61' Kanowna from England on 28th August 1919 disembarking Sydney on 26th October 1919.
26 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 17532, 11th Field Ambulance

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