DAVIS, William James
| Service Number: | 3100 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, 31 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Collector |
| Died: | Natural causes (war service related), Caulfield Military Hospital, Victoria, 7 July 1931, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia CE T21.5 007 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3100, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3100, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3100, 5th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 22 Jun 1916: | Wounded Private, 3100, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Wounded Private, 3100, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , 2nd occasion - Shell shock | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3100, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged medically unfit - neurasthenia (shell shock) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"DAVIS.- On the 7th July, at Caulfield Military Hospital, William James Davis, (late 5th Battalion, A.I.F.) 295 Douglas parade, Newport, and late of Colonial Gas Association, Williamstown, dearly loved husband of Lilian Irene, loved father of William, John, and Raymond, aged 38 years.
DAVIS.- On the 7th July, 1931, at Caulfield Military Hospital, William James, late 5th Battn., A.I.F., loved eldest son of Mrs. A Davis and the late Mr. W. J. Davis, dearly loved brother of Lily (deceased), May (Mrs. Wallis), Nell (Mrs. Baxter) Gladys (Mrs. Rawlings), Joseph, and Jack. - Peacefully sleeping." - from the Melbourne Argus 08 Jul 1931 (nla.gov.au)
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