William Ralph DAVEY

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Service Number:	SX3866
Enlisted:	29 May 1940, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Halbury, South Australia, Australia , 6 January 1913
Home Town:	Halbury, Wakefield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Rabbitter
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 30 November 1942, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 5. Row F. Grave 20. Inscription: "MEMORIES WILL ALWAYS LIVE IN MY HEART"
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balaklava District WW2 Roll of Honour, Balaklava WW1 & WW2 Honour Roll, Balaklava WW1 & WW2 Memorial

29 May 1940:	Involvement Private, SX3866, 27th Infantry Battalion
29 May 1940:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
29 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX3866, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement

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