Corporal

George Hamilton Davis

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. S. Davis, of 25, Anglesea St., Hamilton, and the late Mr. Davis.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Date of birth 09/08/1892 worked 9 years before enlisting at C.L Innes Co., Hamilton. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/733
Name:
George Hamilton Davis
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
09 August 1892
Place of Birth:
New South Wales, Sydney,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Sarah Davis (mother), Anglesea Street, Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hamilton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Hamilton Davis
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