DAVIS, Cecil Harold
| Service Number: | 395 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, 23 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 395, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 395, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 395, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 395 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-15 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Cecil Harold DAVIS (Service Number 395) was born 23 December 1891 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He started in the Tramways as a conductor on 28 February 1913 in Sydney. He joined the AIF on 18 August 1914 at the age of 30, and he embarked at Hobart on 20 October 1914. He was initially assigned to the 3rd Light Horse Regiment. At the time of enlistment, he stated that he was single and gave his sister as his next of kin, but at some stage he married Jean, whose address was given as in Glasgow.
Submitted 12 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Cecil Harold DAVIS (Service Number 395) was born 23rd December 1891 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He started work as a tram conductor on 28th February 1913 in Sydney. He joined the AIF on 18th August 1914 at the age of 30. He embarked at Hobart on 20th October 1914. He first joined the 3rd Light Horse Regiment. At the time of enlistment, he stated that he was single and gave his sister as his next of kin. At some stage he married Jean, whose address was given as being in Glasgow.
He was admitted to hospital in Malta on 25th September 1915 for tonsillitis. On 8th October he was admitted again, this time for varicose veins.
He was transferred to the 18th Battalion on 6th September 1916 at Parkhouse. He went to France from England on 29th September 1916. He joined the 12th Battalion in Etaples on 13th October 1916. He was admitted to the hospital for ‘sore feet’ on 23rd November 1916 in Amiens. While he was already in hospital in Rouen, he was admitted for Influenza on 13th December 1916. He was discharged on 16th December 1916.
He was killed in action in France on 15th April 1917 at the age of 32. He was buried north of Lagnicourt, near Bapaume in an isolated grave. This site has been lost and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. He was awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal for his service.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board