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DAVIES, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 861 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Temora, New South Wales, Australia, 11 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Benedict's School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental - hit by a tram at Heliopolis, Egypt, 30 June 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 47 Headstone inscription reads: He gave his life for King and Country, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 861, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 861, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 861, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Annie Davies of 27 Talford Street, Glebe, NSW formerly of 316 Jones Street, Pyrmont, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Eye witnesses said that Edwin had been drinking in the town of Heliopolis before starting to walk back to camp. He later been argumenitve and his companions left him to make his own way back to camp. Edwin was last seen walking along the tramline and it is thought that he may have become tired and sat down on the line and was hit by a tram
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