Topic: AIF - NZMRB - CMR
CMR, NZEF
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Roll of Honour
George Harcus Davis
Poppies on the Auckland Cenotaph plinth
A brief biography of George Harcus Davis extracted from the Cenotaph Database hosted by the Auckland Museum.
| Full Name: | Lance Corporal George Davis |
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| Rank Last Held: | Lance Corporal |
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| Forename(s): | George |
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| Surname: | Davis |
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| War: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: | 7/707 |
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| First Known Rank: | Trooper |
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| Next of Kin: | Miss Maggie Davis (sister), The Manse, Weston, near Oamaru, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: | Single |
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| Enlistment Address: | Pleasant Point, New Zealand |
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| Military District: | Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: | 2nd Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: | Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: | 14 December 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: | Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: | |
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| Vessel: | Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter |
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| Destination: | Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: | 178 |
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| Military Awards: | Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) |
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| Award Circumstances: | Mentioned in despatches from General Sir Alexander Murray, K.C.B Commander-in-Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force. L.G. 1December 1916, p11808. |
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| Last Unit Served: | Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: | Egypt |
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| Date of Death: | 9 August 1916 |
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| Year of Death: | 1916 |
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| Cause of Death: | Killed in action |
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| Further References: | Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Sources Used: | Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour, George Harcus Davis
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Sunday, 13 September 2009 12:05 AM EADT
