Albert Henry DAVEY

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DAVEY, Albert Henry

Service Number:	894
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Laura, South Australia, 25 June 1888
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Laura Public School
Occupation:	Boilermaker
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 3, Row D, Grave 20, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 894, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 894, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 894, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 894, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
19 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 894, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 894 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-05-19

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Biography

Born 25 June 1888 at Laura, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 420 Page: 427 District: Cla.)

Father Joseph DAVEY and Mother Mary Jane Davey (nee MATTHIESSEN),
living at Seventh Street, Port Pirie West, South Australia.

He last lived at 50 Albert Street, Goodwood, South Australia prior to embarking.

Described on enlisting as 26 years old; single; 5' 10" tall; 154 lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Church of England.

19/8/1914 Enlisted at Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia

30/8/1914 Commanding Officer appointed Albert to H Company
10th Infantry Battalion

20/10/1914 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A11 Ascanius
as a Private in the 10th Infantry Battalion, H Company

2/3/1915 Embarked on board Ionian to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
Gallipoli

7/5/1915 taken on strength from 3rd reinforcements, into 10th Infanty Battalion
as a Driver

19/5/1915      Killed in action at the Dardanelles, GALLIPOLI
buried in:       Divisional Cemetery, Shrapnel Gully
                     (with his comrades who had fallen on the 19/5/1915)
                     in a small unit plot illustrated in the main photograph.
buried by:      Chaplain J C McPhee

later his remains were exhumed and reburied in:
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli, just off the Anzac Cove.
Plot 3, Row D, Grave 20

Medals:
1914-15 Star (24875), British War Medal (4591), Victory Medal (4590);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (305851).

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 21/2/2015. Lest we forget.

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