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| − | | dateofbirth = | + | | dateofbirth = 1 Jul 1894 |
| placeofbirth = Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset, England | | placeofbirth = Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset, England | ||
| death = Mar 1972 | | death = Mar 1972 | ||
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| embarkationdateto = 27 Oct 1915 | | embarkationdateto = 27 Oct 1915 | ||
| shipembarked = [[HMAT A20 Hororata]] | | shipembarked = [[HMAT A20 Hororata]] | ||
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| − | + | Entered Blackboy Hill camp on 5 Jul 1915 where he was allocated to the 9th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion. Charles travelled with them to Egypt where on 7 Jan 1916 at Tel-el-Kebir he was taken on strength by the 11th Battalion. As part of the reorganisation of the AIF, on 1 Mar 1916 Charles was transferred to the newly formed 51st Battalion at Serapeum. | |
| − | He travelled with them to France, arriving on 11 Jun 1916 | + | He travelled with them to France aboard the [[HMT Ivernia]] departing Alexandria on 5 Jun 1916, and arriving in Marseilles in southern France on 11 Jun 1916. From Marseilles they travelled by train to the battlefields in wagons designed to move horses and cattle. Charles was involved with the last attack carried out on Mouquet Farm near Pozières by the Australians on 3 Sep 1916. Once again they were able to take the ground around the farm, but could not hold it against strong counter attacks by the Germans, many of whom were hidden below ground and emerged behind the Australians. |
| − | Charles received a | + | Charles received a gun shot wound to his right leg which was dressed at the 15th Field Ambulance before he was passed to the 44th Casualty Clearing Station. On 5 Sep 1916 he was sent to the 3rd Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, and on the 8th he boarded the [[HS Jan Breydel]] for England where he was admitted to the Ontario Military Hospital in Kent. The bullet had passed straight through the leg without doing major damage and on 6 Sep 1916 he was moved to the [[3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital]] before enjoying a period of furlough in October 1916 |
On 8 Nov 1916 he was transferred to the 13th Training Battalion at Codford where he was retained until his leg was strong enough for him to again proceed to France, where he rejoined the 51st Battalion in the front line of the Ypres Salient on 12 Feb 1918, spending the rest of the war with them. | On 8 Nov 1916 he was transferred to the 13th Training Battalion at Codford where he was retained until his leg was strong enough for him to again proceed to France, where he rejoined the 51st Battalion in the front line of the Ypres Salient on 12 Feb 1918, spending the rest of the war with them. | ||
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"..enlisted July, 1915, went with the 51st Battalion to Egypt, was wounded in France, 3 Sep 1916".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1756512_394.pdf |title=The Drill of the Foot-Hills |issue=1917 |location=Western Australia |date=Mar 1917 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=12 |via=State Library of Western Australia}}</ref> | "..enlisted July, 1915, went with the 51st Battalion to Egypt, was wounded in France, 3 Sep 1916".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1756512_394.pdf |title=The Drill of the Foot-Hills |issue=1917 |location=Western Australia |date=Mar 1917 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=12 |via=State Library of Western Australia}}</ref> | ||
| − | + | Married 6 Dec 1917 in Codford, Dorset, England to 22 year old Dorothy Minnie Langdown of Bere Regis while he was based at Codford. Discharged 20 Dec 1919 in England. | |
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| − | Married 6 Dec 1917 in Dorset, England to 22 year old Dorothy Minnie Langdown of Bere Regis while he was based at Codford. | ||
==Post War== | ==Post War== | ||
Revision as of 19:14, 5 February 2019
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | 1 Jul 1894 |
| Place of Birth | Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset, England |
| Death | Mar 1972 |
| Place of Death | Weymouth, Dorset, England |
| Age at Enlistment | 21 years old |
| Description |
5' 5¼ " (1.66m) tall ; 123 lbs 55.792 kg ; dark complexion ; brown eyes ; brown hair |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Address | Armadale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father , Mr Israel Davis |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 2807 |
| Date of Enlistment | 1 Jul 1915 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit/Formation | 11th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement, transferred to 51st Battalion's B Company / 13th Brigade, 4th Division |
| Date of Embarkation | 4 Oct 1915 ‒ 27 Oct 1915 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A20 Hororata Fremantle to Egypt |
| Fate |
Wounded in Action 3 Sep 1916 at Mouquet Farm Discharged in England |
| Monument |
Armadale War Memorial (West Armadale panel) Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour |
| Medals |
1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
Charles had only arrived in Australia 12 months before he enlisted.
War Service
Entered Blackboy Hill camp on 5 Jul 1915 where he was allocated to the 9th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion. Charles travelled with them to Egypt where on 7 Jan 1916 at Tel-el-Kebir he was taken on strength by the 11th Battalion. As part of the reorganisation of the AIF, on 1 Mar 1916 Charles was transferred to the newly formed 51st Battalion at Serapeum.
He travelled with them to France aboard the HMT Ivernia departing Alexandria on 5 Jun 1916, and arriving in Marseilles in southern France on 11 Jun 1916. From Marseilles they travelled by train to the battlefields in wagons designed to move horses and cattle. Charles was involved with the last attack carried out on Mouquet Farm near Pozières by the Australians on 3 Sep 1916. Once again they were able to take the ground around the farm, but could not hold it against strong counter attacks by the Germans, many of whom were hidden below ground and emerged behind the Australians.
Charles received a gun shot wound to his right leg which was dressed at the 15th Field Ambulance before he was passed to the 44th Casualty Clearing Station. On 5 Sep 1916 he was sent to the 3rd Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, and on the 8th he boarded the HS Jan Breydel for England where he was admitted to the Ontario Military Hospital in Kent. The bullet had passed straight through the leg without doing major damage and on 6 Sep 1916 he was moved to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital before enjoying a period of furlough in October 1916
On 8 Nov 1916 he was transferred to the 13th Training Battalion at Codford where he was retained until his leg was strong enough for him to again proceed to France, where he rejoined the 51st Battalion in the front line of the Ypres Salient on 12 Feb 1918, spending the rest of the war with them.
"..enlisted July, 1915, went with the 51st Battalion to Egypt, was wounded in France, 3 Sep 1916".[1]
Married 6 Dec 1917 in Codford, Dorset, England to 22 year old Dorothy Minnie Langdown of Bere Regis while he was based at Codford. Discharged 20 Dec 1919 in England.
Post War
Address in 1921 was Skippets Farm. Bere-Regis, Wareham, Dorset. In 1951, Davis Road in Kelmscott (next to Kelmscott Village Shopping Centre, formerly Fourth Avenue) was named for Charles Davis.
References
- ↑ "The Drill of the Foot-Hills" (PDF) (1917). Western Australia. Mar 1917. p. 12. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via State Library of Western Australia.