DAVIS, Reginald Walter
| Service Number: | 4409 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia, 12 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Wallaroo State Public School, Wallaroo, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Wheelwright |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 May 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Plot 11, Row AA, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: The loved son of Francis & May Davis Wallaroo, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallaroo WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4409, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4409, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4409, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis Davis and May (Mary) (nee Terry) Davis of Wallaroo, SA; brother of Francis George Davis who returned to Australia in January 1919 having served with the 10th Battalion, Ella Davis, Roger Kimberley Davis, May Davis, Muriel Caroline Mary Davis, Hazel Davis and Gladys Elam Davis
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Senior Cadets and Citizen Forces
From the Roll of Honour Circular - Was a member of the Town Band. Also a member of the Methodist Church Choir and Sunday School and was educating himself for the Ministry at time of enlistment. Was also a member of the J.O. Richabires." Details from Father.
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