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DAVIS, Ernest James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6724 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1916, Enlisted at Sydeny |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maclean, New South Wales, Australia, 15 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Maclean, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler/Harness Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Strazeele, France, 17 April 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maclean Public School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6724, Enlisted at Sydeny | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6724, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6724, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ellen Davis of Taloumbi Street, Maclean, Clarence River, NSW
Medals: Britsh War Medal, Victory Medal
Was a member of a Rifle Club for about 3 years
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