James DAVIS

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Service Number:	530
Enlisted:	15 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales
Schooling:	Redfern Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Accidental (fell through a window), Albert, France, 20 February 1917
Cemetery:	Albert Communal Extension Cemetery, France Plot 1, Row R, Grave 32 Headstone inscription reads: Have mercy upon him Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him, Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Albert, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

15 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 530, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 530, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 530, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney

Correct right was Norman James Davis but enlisted as James Davis

Son of William George and Annie Davis of 'Normanhurst', Carnation Avenue, Bankstown, NSW

Courth of inquiry found that he died from injuries received when he fell through a first floor window while under the influence of liquor

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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