DAVIS, Albert William
| Service Number: | 3281 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, 29 March 1881 |
| Home Town: | Evandale, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Evandale State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 5 May 1917, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Evandale Municipality Roll of Honour, Evandale War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3281, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3281, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3281, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Hobart | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3281, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3281 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Albert William Davis was the son of John Richard and Fannie Davis, who were long time residents of Evandale, Tasmania. Albert’s youngest brother, 3280 Pte. Charles Arthur Davis 41st Battalion AIF, was killed in action only 8 weeks after Albert died, on the 3 July 1917, aged 24.
Their father had passed away during 1905. Their mother, Fannie, was enduring a long illness when the news of the death of her two sons was brought to her attention. She passed away in Evandale a few months later.
The brothers had enlisted together in the 26th Battalion but ended up transferring to different battalions.
William fought right through 1916 with the 12th Battalion before he lost his life at Bullecourt in 1917.
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