DAVIES, George Francis
| Service Number: | 58 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 2 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk (Civil Servant) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension VII E 48 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Peters Heroes War Memorial, St Peters Spicer Memorial Church Stained Glass Window Honor Roll WW1 (2), St Peters Spicer Memorial Uniting Church "DAVIES" Memorial Organ, St. Peters East Adelaide Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 58, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 58, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 58 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-08 |
AUFC & AUCC - Anzac Day 2015
Extract from the Adelaide University Football Club and Adelaide University Cricket Club document honouring "The Fallen" Anzac Day 2015.
George played with the Adelaide University Cricket Club in the 1913/14 and 1914/1915 seasons. A Civil Servant he was completing an Arts Degree part time when he enlisted.
George enlisted on 5th February 1915 and joined the 27th Battalion. He landed on Gallipoli on 4th September 1915. He suffered from Jaundice on Gallipoli. He was wounded in action on 5th August 1916 during the 27th attack at Pozieres and subsequently died at the 13th Field Ambulance Depot on 8th August 1916. His was buried in the Warloy Baillon Communal Cemetery approximately 5 miles west of Albert.
Submitted 15 May 2016 by Eleanor Filmer
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Harriet Elizabeth DAVIES, 35 First Avenue, Royston Park, South Australia
LATE PTE. G. F. DAVIES.
The late Pte. G. F. Davies, who died of wounds received in France on August 7, was 26 years of age. He left South Australia in 1915, and was three months in the trenches at Gallipoli before going to France. There he suffered from a poisoned foot, and was in hospital for some weeks. He had only just returned to the firing line when he met his death. He joined the public service after leaving the Adelaide High School, and enlisted from the Commissioner of Public Works Office, where he held a clerical position; He was a member of the University cricket teams (both A and B), and as evening student at the 'Varsity passed three subjects of the B.A. course. He was also a member of the Orpheus Society, and look a great interest in the Spicer Memorial Church and school, of which he was a member. Pte. Davies was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Davies, First avenue, East Adelaide. Three brothers-'are on active service.
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