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DAVIS, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1728 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Base Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 25 April 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tongio Bindi and Nugong Schools Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 20 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1728, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1728, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 7 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 16th Depot Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-10-07 | |
| 7 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Company, Transferred from the 14th Battalion to the 4th Machine Gun Company in the field | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 4th Machine Gun Company, Gunshot wound to the face and invalided to England on 27 September 1918 | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 4th Machine Gun Company, At the 3 Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Florence Davis of 6 Beede Street, Collingwood, Victoria
10 December 1918 - commenced return to Australia on board HS Somali
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal