David DAVIS

DAVIS, David

Service Number: 1728
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
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World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
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

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Biography 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