Victor Thomas DAVIES

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Service Number:	2137
Enlisted:	1 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 17 November 1891
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	4 January 1952, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2137, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2137, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
Date unknown:	Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Born 17 November 1891 at Adelaide, SA
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 490 Page: 485 District: Ade.)

Father Thomas DAVIES and Mother Margaret Elizabeth (nee TUNSTALL)
living at 59 Victoria St., Forrestville, SA

Described on enlisting as

1/6/1915 Enlisted at Keswick, SA

21/9/1915 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT Star of England A15
Private in 27th Battalion

Served in France

Wounded with gunshot wound to eye

14/8/1917 Returned to Australia on board Runic

Medals:

Last lived at Brighton, South Australia.

4/1/1952 Victor passed away in North Adelaide, SA (60 years old)
buried in: St Judes Cemetery, Brighton SA

Commenced - sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 10/3/2015. Lest we forget.