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DAVIS, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2018, SX12764, S10 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 19 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jewellers Mechanic |
| Died: | Non Battle Casualty, 11 March 1983, aged 87 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2018, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2018, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2018, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 14 May 1941: | Involvement Captain, SX12764 | |
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| 14 May 1941: | Involvement Captain, S10 | |
| 14 May 1941: | Enlisted SX12764 | |
| 14 May 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 18 Sep 1946: | Discharged SX12764 | |
| 18 Sep 1946: | Discharged |
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Commemorated Victorian Garden of Remembrance Wall 152 Row C
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