DAVIS, James Fenelon
(Service number 6/2115)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 18/03/1884 | Place of Birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 14 February 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Railway Hotel, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Shearer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. P. Evans (friend), 43 Le Crens Street, Timaru; then care of N.Z. Railways, Dannevirke; then Thorndon Railway Station, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | |||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Balkan (Gallipoli); Egyptian; Egyptian Expeditionary Force; Western European (France) | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 June 1955 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Seadown (residence) | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James Fenelon Davis was born on 18 March 1884 at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia (as recorded on his attestation paper). Although he was working as a shearer at St Helens Station, Hanmer Springs, when he enlisted in February 1915, he was residing at the Railway Hotel, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 August 2016]; Z Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5537 0032458) [04 August 2016]; Timaru herald, 27 June 1955 (Timaru District Library) [02 August 2016]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [08 August 2016]
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZGS
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