DAVIE, James McKinley
| Service Number: | 95 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Valetta, Malta, 16 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot A, Row 11, Grave 3 INSCRIPTION - A LOVING THOUGHT A SILENT TEAR MAKES YOUR MEMORY EVER |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 95, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 95, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 95, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 95, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 95, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (right arm and chest) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His brother, Private Alexander Davie, aged 30 Service Number 23, who died 17th October 1915 whilst serving with the 21st Bn.
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. is interred nearby.
Biography
Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, admitted to Military Hospital, Valetta, Malta, 5 May 1915 (gun shot wound, right arm and chest).
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Robert McKinley Davie and Jane Sophia Davie, of 146, McPherson St., Carlton North, Victoria, and brother of 23 Pte. Alexander DAVIE (/explore/people/338467), 21st Batt., died of wounds (received at Gallipoli), on 17 Oct 1915
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