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Francis Lionel Henry Davis

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Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Lionel Henry Davis, taken circa 14 March 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Evening Post Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, 114/269/03-G. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Lionel Henry Davis, taken circa 14 March 1951 by an Evening P …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Lionel Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Davis AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 9630 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM 57 Playfair St., Dunedin AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM 57 Playfair St., Dunedin AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM 57 Playfair St., Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. J.W. Davis, care of W.W. McMillan, The Grange, Fernside, Springston R.D. (wife) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. J.W. Davis, c/o W.W. McMillan, The Grange, Fernside, Springston R.D. (w) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. J.W. Davis, 11 St. Andrews Sq., Papanui, Christchurch (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 9630 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Family source. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1957 AWMM
  • Date of death
    12/4 Public - Peter - Other relative - 19 April 2021 - 1957 The Taranakian Vol. 46 No. 2 December Part2
  • Age at death
    50 Public - Peter - Other relative - 19 April 2021 - 1957 The Taranakian Vol. 46 No. 2 December Part2
  • Place of death
    Christchurch Public - Peter - Other relative - 19 April 2021 - 1957 The Taranakian Vol. 46 No. 2 December Part2
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.47 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.33 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.38 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. and Pomeroy, M.J. (2016). Gallant Acts and Noble Deeds: New Zealand army honours and awards for the Second World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Fair Dinkum Publications.; P.J. Beattie and M.J. Pomeroy, 2016. AWMM
    • New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
    • Coronation Medals 1953 - Nominal Roll. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R21681744) AWMM

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19 April 2021Peter Sydney Other relative

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