Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Sydney Grey Davis Born 29 August 1895 - Died 27 July 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 13430 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Corporal/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesSydney Grey AWMM SurnameDavis AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 13430 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth29 August 1895 AWMM Greymouth, Grey District AWMM Date of birth29 August 1895 Public - Peter - Researcher - 16 October 2017 - Military records Place of birthGreymouth Public - Peter - Researcher - 16 October 2017 - Military records Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationFrancis G. Davis (father), Tahuna Post-office, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Francis George DAVIS (father, 1865-1934)Catherine Eliza DAVIS (née GRIFFITHS, 1867-1949) mother Public - Hamilton - Researcher - 29 March 2015 - Marriage and birth certs. Relationship statusPre 27 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM Brother = George Henry DAVIS (1897-1973),38265 Corporal, NZ Machine Gun Battalion, WW1. Public - Hamilton - Researcher - 29 March 2015 - Military personnel files, family relatives.See also Sydney's biography now on The Prow (Nelson Public Library website). Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 13430 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Banker/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 27 May 1916-27 July 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 55 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Private AWMM 13th Reinforcements, J Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Corporal/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Francis G. and C. E. Davis, of Port Nelson New ZealandKilled in action at La BassevilleText of the Memorial plaque, Bank of New Zealand Arcade, Wellington, New Zealand: 'In Memoriam: The names inscribed upon this tablet are those of officers of the Bank of New Zealand who laid down their lives in the Great War AD 1914-1919 waged against the nations of central Europe - Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria - who sought by force of arms to obtain world-wide dominion. In honour of their patriotism and valour. In admiration of their sacrifice. And in grateful perpetuation of their glorious and ennobling memory this monument is reverently dedicated. Their Name Liveth for Evermore.'Bank of New Zealand Staff Member. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death27 July 1917 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Ypres, Belgium AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryHalluin Communal Cemetery AWMM B. 10. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMemorial plaque, Bank of New Zealand (Officers of the BNZ who laid down their lives in the Great War AD 1914-1919), BNZ Arcade, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Memorial gates, Stoke, Community Hall, Main Road, Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Nelson Cenotaph Anzac Park, Tahunanui War Memorial Public - Peter - Researcher - 16 October 2017 - on site Roll of Honour Remember Sydney Grey Davis by laying a poppy. Stewart Edward Davis Sydney Davis Sydney Grey Davis Sydney Montgomery Davis Sydney Robert Davis Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Sydney Grey Davis Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Crusader : official organ of Thirteenth Reinforcements aboard H.M.N.Z.T. No.55 Library / Pictorial › publication London D526.2 CRU Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20996082 Further Reference Passchendaele Casualty form. http://www.archives.govt.nz/exhibitions/passchendaele/view?pid=archives:12489 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/279122/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/279122 Further Reference DocumentsBank of New Zealand officers who enlisted for military service in the First World War. Research completed by Paul Hickford (2014-2017). AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 33: 16 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum Library catalogue. War series transcripts. (1990's). AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 29 March 2015HamiltonStoke, Nelson, NZResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
