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DAVEY, Arthur Luke Stevens
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4622 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 27 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 25 February 1974, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Monumental, Section F1, 513 |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4622, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4622, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4622, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jul 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), For gallantry and devotion to duty whilst in charge of a platoon in the operations east of Bullecourt on 6 May 1917. Sergeant Davey led his men in a counter attack on OG2 with such dash that lost ground was regained and a large dug-out full of wounded men saved. | |
| 23 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Dec 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on night of 7/8 October 1917 when in charge of a party of the 12th Battalion, as part of a composite raiding party with the 11th Battalion, raided Celtic Wood east of Ypres led his men with such dash that the enemy was taken by surprise wth a machine gun captured, 10 prisoners taken and a number of the enemy killed with no casualties suffered by his party. | |
| 13 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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"Arthur Luke Stevens Davey MM MC, 12th Battalion of Launceston, Tas. A salesman prior to his enlistment on 5 August 1915 he embarked from Melbourne on 8 October 1915 on board HMAT Warilda." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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