DAVIS, Harry Herbert
| Service Number: | 1032 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Omeo, Victoria, January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Beverley, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds (received at Gallipoli), At sea (HMT Franconia), 5 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Croydon War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Woodville Kilkenny Church of St. Edward Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1032, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Two brothers..
Harry Herbert and his younger brother George were discovered during Family Research in 2010. At that time, the last surviving family member of that generation was aged 88yo (my father in law, Bob). It was purely by chance Harry was discovered through online searching. Once discovered, his War Record showed he had a brother George. Bob told me that he had heard about 'two uncles who died in the war', however he knew nothing further, no details of their names or their sacrifice.
Bob was very emotional when he discovered these young boys signed up together, landed at Gallipoli together, and sadly both died within a month of the Gallipoli landing.
Both George and Harry enlisted together, with consecutive service numbers: 1031 & 1032. They were the sons of Henry Sandford Davis and his wife Fanny. Henry and Fanny also had children: Robert (older brother), Margaret, Charles, Fanny and Evelyn. The eldest son Robert did not enlist for WW1. He went on to have 8 children of his own, my father in law the youngest son. Robert named his first born sons Harry and George - one can only assume in memory of his beloved brothers lost to War.
If there are any relatives, or persons who have further information about either brother, please contact me via:
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Submitted 18 March 2017 by Anna Davis
Biography
"TWO BROTHERS KILLED.
Members of the 16th Infantry, F Company, two brothers, Privates H. H. and George Davis, are amongst those who have given their lives in the cause of freedom, the latter having been killed in action on June 4, and the former having died from wounds five days later. Well liked and widely respected, both young men were members of the 2nd Expeditionary Force and were the sons of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Davis, of William-street, Beverley. Private H. H. Davis was the elder, having been in his twenty-third year. His brother was not quite 19." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 07 Aug 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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