DAVIE, George
(Service number 34592)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 17 August 1894 | Place of Birth | GapesValley |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Gapes Valley, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs S. H. DAVIE (mother), Gapes Valley, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 20th Reinforcements, (First Section) New Zealand Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 5 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waihora | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 August 1950 | Age | 55 years 11 months |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Davie was the third son of George and Sarah Jane (née Howden) Davie. He was educated at Gapes Valley and Skipton schools.. In 1922 he married Marion Ivy Johnson.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database {10 February 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [10 February 2018]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [10 February 2018]
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