Military History

Embarked Sydney NSW, per RMS ‘Orontes’ 5.6.1918 for UK.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit AAMC No. 9 Sea Transport Section.
Davis disembarked at Liverpool UK with the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC), Sea Transport Section 11.8.1918. He marched in to the AMC Training Depot at Fovant 13.8.1918. Almost a fortnight later he marched in to the No. 2 Coy. Depot at Weymouth 25.8.1918. Davis worked on Transport Duty with the soldiers returning to Australia 10.11.1918
Embarked for Australia per ‘Arawa’ with Sea Transport Corps, Transport Duty Class A.
Returned/Disembarked 10.11.1918.
Discharged 9.12.1918.
Final Rank Private, Sea Transport Corps.
Medical Condition Poor vision with headaches exacerbated by duty.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Notes Davis was not eligible for the Victory Medal as he was not engaged in the front line but served on Sea Transport.  He had earlier lived at ‘Wootacarra’ Victoria St. Guildford. WA (Legis. Council Rolls 1914). Davis was one of 5 brothers to serve in WW1.  His brothers included Walter Herbert Davis, Reginald Davis, Frederick Charles Davis and  brother in law Leslie Charles Longson.  Walter, Reginald and Frederick died in active service in Europe.

Photos Swan Guildford Historical Society Pictorial Collection 2012-013d,
              Pte. Gilbert Davis in'Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire 1914-1918'. Facsimile Edition 2014, photograph reproduced with permission of Hesperian Press. 2014. p82
              HMAT 'Orontes' 16.8.1918. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph source NMMA No 00027619
              HMAT 'Arawa'. Photographer unknown. Postcard by Shaw Savill and Albion Line. Image sourced with permission from Great Southern Cards

Information Source
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Davis G M
AWM Embarkation Rolls- Gilbert Murray Davis
Great Southern Cards. HMAT 'Arawa'. Postcatd from Shaw aSavill and Albion Lines, sourced with permission from Great Southern Cards,  http://www.greatsoutherncards.com.au/ 
NMMA No 00027619. HMAT 'Orontes' 16.8.1918. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph sourced from the National Maritime Museum of Australia
Palmer and Asworth, Driver Reginald Davis in Palmer and Ashwprth, 'Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire 1014-1918.' Facsimile Edition 2014, reproduced with permission of Hesperian Press
SGHS photo 2012-013d,
Wise H. and Co, Western Australian Post Office Directories.
WA Legislative Council Electoral Rolls 1914.


7 Meadow Street, Guildford. WA.

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