DAVIE, William
(Service number 43915)
| First Rank | Company Sergeant Major | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 02/08/1891 | Place of Birth | Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 9 Rathmore Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Draper | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 2nd South Canterbury Regiment | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A. DAVIE (father), 9 Rathmore Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | |||
| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Manganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
| Other Units Served With | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 May 1947 | Age | 55 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Tiro Tiro Cemetery, Levin | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Davie was the third son of Alexander and Agnes (née Mitchell) Davie. He was at home with his family at Bridge House, Falkirk, Stirlingshire in 1901. Some time after, the family migrated to New Zealand. The 24th Reinforcements - W. Davie included - left Timaru for Trentham by the second express on 5 January 1917. They were entertained by the ladies of the Patriotic War Relief Society in Miss Read’s Stafford Tea Rooms. The 2nd (S.C.) Regimental Band was in attendance and Senior Cadets formed a cordon at the Strathallan Street crossing.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 August 2019]; 1901 census return (ancestry.com.au) [16 August 2019]; Levin Cemetery records [15 August 2019]; Timaru Herald, 5 January 1917 (Papers Past) [07 January 2014]
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