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Davies, Alfred Owen (866)

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Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC

Age: 39 years

Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 22 September 1914 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 866            view online service record

Address:
8 Station Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Mary Ellen Davies (wife)
8 Station Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Monday, 9 August 1915
Ship: HMAT Runic A54
Port: Sydney, NSW
Unit: 17 Infantry Battalion – 3rd Reinforcements

Fate:
RTA: Wednesday, 11 July 1917
Discharged: Thursday, 6 December 1917

Brother: Ernest Davis *

As noted below, Ernest’s surname is misspelt on his WWI paperwork.

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1 Comments

  • Brian Membrey
    Posted September 13, 2016 11.37 am 0Likes
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    He was actually a brother of Ernest DAVIS, whose archives consistently use an incorrect spelling of the name. Both born Ballarat Alfred, 1874, Ernest Edward, 1870; parents William Rees and Elizabeth DAVIES, nee OWEN

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