DAVEY, Frederick Horden
(Service number 10/333)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | York House, Feilding | ||
| Occupation | Drapers employee | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | W. H. DAVEY, James Street, Kensington, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Limerick or Arawa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | A Co., Wellington Infantry | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 February 1946 | Age | 57 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Fred Hawdon Davey was the sixth son of William and Caroline DAVEY, of James Street, Timaru. His brother Oral Edgar DAVEY was killed in action in 1915 at Gallipoli. Fred was wounded at the Dardanelles about the time that Oral was killed. Fred enlisted at Feilding at the outbreak of the war and left with the first force. He returned to Timaru in September 1915 by the Tahiti, having been wounded by a bullet in the leg and left lame. Fred gave 25 years of service in the employ of the Timaru Borough Council, primarily as rates clerk, and his comprehensive knowledge of land and its value was acknowledged at his death in 1946. He was also an enthusiastic sportsman, being involved in rugby, harriers and bowls, He was a vestryman at St Mary's Church where his funeral service was held, and he was a member of the Court Southern Cross Lodge. Fred was a foundation member of the Timaru Returned Soldiers' Association in Timaru. Fred married florence GRANDI in 1918 and was survived by Florence and one son, Derrick.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [11 August 2013]; TDC headstone image, Timaru Cemetery [11 August 2013]; Timaru Herald, 14 May 1915 & 14 September 1915 (Papers Past) [09 November 2013]; Timaru Herald, 28 February 1946, 1 March 1946 [x 2] (Timaru District Library) [27 June 2014]
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