DAVIS, Septimus Augustus
| Service Number: | 6038 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Catholic Boys School, Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 10 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6038, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6038, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6038, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Septimus Augustus Davis was the son of Herbert and Ann Davis. His parents both passed away during 1912 so he gave his next of kin as his brother, Andrew Davis of Leederville, Western Australia. Another brother 3043 Pte. George Patrick Davis 51st Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916.
Septimus was killed when the 11th Battalion was pushing forward against the outpost villages in front of the Hindenburg line in April 1917. He has no known grave. He only joined the unit a liitle over three months before his death.
Another brother, 2807 Pte. Herbert William Davis 44th Battalion was badly wounded in the leg by shrapnel near Ypres during October 1917 and was sent home to Australia with a fractured leg a few months later.