Victor Oswald DAVENPORT

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DAVENPORT, Victor Oswald

Service Number:	3791
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 11 October 1897
Home Town:	Kensington, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, March 1969
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 11, Grave 724A
Memorials:	Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original)

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3791, Adelaide, South Australia
16 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3791, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 15 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note:
16 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3791, 27th Infantry Battalion
9 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
12 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3791, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion

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Biography

Born 11 October 1897 in Adelaide, South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 612 Page: 178 District: Ade.)

Father William Hand DAVENPORT and Mother Annie Davenport (nee FARROW),
lived at East Parade (Arab Steed Hotel), Kensington, SA
(later moved to 'Inverness', Henley Beach Road, Torrensville, SA)

Siblings:
William Charles James DAVENPORT (b. 9/1/1891 Kensington, SA)
Roy Napier DAVENPORT (b. 5/3/1893 Kensington, SA)
Vera Annie DAVENPORT (b. 17/4/1895 Kensington, SA)
Leslie Norman DAVENPORT (b. 17/3/1896 Kesington, SA - d. 23/2/1917 France)
Hilda Dorothy DAVENPORT (b. 9/6/1900 Adelaide, SA)
Irene Lydia DAVENPORT (b. 14/12/1901 Adelaide - d. 17/11/1911 Adelaide, SA)

Sibling in service:
2907 Private Leslie Norman - 32nd Infantry Battalion
23/2/1917 killed in action at Albert, on the Somme, France
No known grave.

Previously served:
2 years with 78th Battalion, Senior Cadets

Described on enlisting as 18 years of age, single, Church of England

16/7/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA

7/2/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, onboard HMAT Miltiades A28
as a Private with 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcements

9/7/1916 Transferred to the ANZAC Cyclist Battalion

12/12/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War Medal (9463) and Victory Medal (9399)

Last lived at Tea Tree Gully, SA.

March 1969 - passed away
buried in: Centennial Park Cemetery
Derrick Gardens, Path 11, Grave 724A (expires 18/03/2019)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 29/11/2016. Lest we forget.

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