DAVY, John Cheeseman
| Service Number: | 5840 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, 25 July 1884 |
| Home Town: | East Perth, Perth Water, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Turner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 21 September 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot 23, Row B, Grave 19A, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Geraldton Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5840, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5840, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5840, 28th Infantry Battalion, Died of penetrating gun shot wound in his back at the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium. |
John Cheeseman Davy
John Cheeseman Davy was born 25.07.1884 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, to parents John Davy and Mary Peacock.
In 1906 he married Jessie Dobson. He departed Bremen, Germany, in 1910, on the ship 'Frieten' with his wife and two daughters headed for Fremantle, Western Australia. His occupation was noted as an engineer.
On 15.4.1916, John enlisted at Geraldton, Western Australia, Service No 5840, as a Private of the 28th Battalion. He embarked from Fremantle on the 'Suffolk' on 10.10.1916 and disembarked in Plymouth on 2.12.1916. John proceeded from Folkestone to France on 'SS Princess Clementine' on 21.12.1916. He marched to Etaples 22.12.1916 and joined unit 17.1.1917.
John Cheeseman Davy was wounded and died on 21.09.1917 at 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium from a penetrating gun shot wound in his back. He is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Plot 23, Row B, Grave 19A. He is remembered on the Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour at Panel number 112. John received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Submitted 2 December 2020 by Michelle Roberts
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