Alfred Henry DAVIS

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DAVIS, Alfred Henry

Service Number:	2764
Enlisted:	18 February 1916, "He enlisted in Hobart at the age of 17 years. Left Australia in October, 1916, was wounded in 1917." Details from Mother.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Percy Court, Adelaide, South Australia, December 1897
Home Town:	Kensington, South Australia
Schooling:	Unley and Norwood High Schools, South Australia
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, 8th Field Ambulance, Hargicourt, France, 29 September 1918
Cemetery:	Hargicourt Communal Cemetery Extension Row B, Grave No. 10
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ellendale Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2764, 57th Infantry Battalion, "He enlisted in Hobart at the age of 17 years. Left Australia in October, 1916, was wounded in 1917." Details from Mother.
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2764, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2764, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
27 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2764, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, SW/GSW to back
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2764, 57th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, SW multiple DOW 8th Field Ambulance, Hargicourt

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Marie Victorine

HARGICOURT Communal Extension

2764 Private Alfred Henry Davis
57th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th September 1918, aged 21.
Row B. 10.

Son of William Henry and Lily Davis, of 16, Duke St., Kensington, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia.

His headstone bears the inscription; "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son & Brother; Gone But Not Forgotten."

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