DAVEY, Claude
| Service Number: | 1456 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hyde Park, South Australia, 28 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Goodwood and Flinders Street Schools, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Brick-layer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 6 May 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1456, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1456, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1456, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1456, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Wounded Private, 1456, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (right shoulder) | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1456, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
Awarded the Military Medal
'L/Cpl. DAVEY displayed great bravery and devotion to duty near LE BARQUE on the 24th and 25th February, 1917. This N.C.O. rendered valuable service patrolling to our front before it was certain whether the enemy had evacuated their front line, and it was largely due to him that we were able to establish this fact. On the afternoon of the 25th the team of a Lewis Gun well out in front were all wounded. L/Cpl DAVEY immediately went forward under a heavy machine gun and rifle fire, and succeeded in bringing the gun back. On his own initiative he then organised a team and got the Lewis gun into action.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 140
Date: 27 August 1917
Submitted 11 January 2015 by Steve Larkins
Biography
Claude Davey was one of three brothers who served in the 10th Battalion, and each was awarded the Military Medal for conspicous bravery. One of his brothers, Philip, went on to win the Victoria Cross and survived the War. Richard recieved a MM and a French distinction. Lce-Cpl Joseph Davey and Act-Cpl Arthur Davey. Richard and Arthur survived the War.
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