DAVIES, Arthur Tasman
| Service Number: | 4110 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 2 February 1886 |
| Home Town: | Taabinga, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Perkins High School, Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 5 August 1916, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXV, Row G, Grave No. 13 (Remains discovered 1930), Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kumbia & District Fallen Roll of Honour Memorial, Kumbia WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4110, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4110, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4110, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of James Oliver and Emma Adelina Davies, of 31, Woolcott St., Darlinghurst, New South Wales.
Arthur was reported in his Red Cross file to have been killed at 12.16am on the night of 4 August 1916. He was listed as missing for 12 months until it was confirmed he was killed in action on the said date.
His brother, 2131 Pte. Alister James Davies, 25th Battalion AIF was killed in action in Belgium 30 October 1917. Age 30.
Arthur's remains were discovered during 1930 near Pozieres, and he was identified through a few pieces of equipment which carried his regimental number and battalion. His parents were eventually notified he was to buried in the Serre Road Cemetery No.2.