DAVIE, Frederick James
(Service number 29153)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18 September 1896 | Place of Birth | Balclutha |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Evans Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Motor mechanic | ||
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| Next of Kin | William DAVIE (father), Evans Street, Waimataitai, Timaru | ||
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 | 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 July 1978 | Age | 82 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Frederick James Davie was the older son of William and Mary Ellen (née Kennedy). Frederick was educated at Balclutha School, Roughridge School at Oturehua, and Waimataitai School, Timaru. He married Gwendolyn Olive Baird in 1924.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cneotaph Database [06 June 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [06 June 2019]; School Admission records
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