Frank Herbert DAVIS

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DAVIS, Frank Herbert

Service Number:	4471
Enlisted:	16 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 10 August 1880
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Brown Hill State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 1
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4471, Depot Battalion
28 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4471, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4471, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4471, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4471 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Private Frank Herbert Davis, killed in action at Fromelles, was 38 years of age and a native of Ballarat, his parents residing for many years at Brown Hill. He enlisted one year previous, 28 July 1915, at Berringa, which is about 40 kilometres south of Ballarat. He went overseas with the 58th Battalion. Pte Davis before enlistment was employed as a miner at the Birthday Tunnel gold mine at Berringa, and was a committeeman of the Berringa branch of the F.M.E.A. (Federated Mining Employees Association). It was reported he was a member of the committee of the Berringa and Staffordshire Reef Branch, A.N.A. (Australian Natives’ Association), and also took an interest in various public movements. It was also reported he was a great favourite with his mates and the general public, and much sorrow was felt for his widow and five young children who lived at Berringa. Frank enlisted less than three months after the birth of his twin sons in April 1915.

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