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DAVIS, John Henry

Service Number:	2128
Enlisted:	21 March 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1886
Home Town:	Braidwood, New South Wales
Schooling:	Braidwood Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Braidwood St Andrew's Church Roll of Intercession, Braidwood War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

21 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2128, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
12 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2128, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
12 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2128, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2128, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2128 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-08
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2128, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, KIA

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Seth and Sarah Davis