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Cenotaph record

English Māori

George Davis

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Davies G.C.W. - Davis G.H. (photo J Halpin 2010)

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Davies G.C.W. - Davis G.H. (photo J …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Davis AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 7/707 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
    Unknown AWMM Pleasant Point, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss Maggie Davis (sister), The Manse, Weston, near Oamaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7/707 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
    Mentioned in despatches from General Sir Alexander Murray, K.C.B Commander-in-Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force. AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 August 1916 AWMM
    Egypt, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Pleasant Point War Memorial, South Canterbury AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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