William George Davis

William George Davis

Personal Information
Date of Birth	29 Aug 1914
Place of Birth	Yarloop, Western Australia
Death	6 Oct 1998, aged 84
Place of Death	Bayswater, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	26 years, 9 months
Description	5'8½" (1.74m) tall ; ; medium complexion ; grey eyes ; brown hair ; two moles on left cheek
Occupation	Woodcutter
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	William street, Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Robert Walter Davis
Military Information
Reg Number	WX13819
Date of Enlistment	3 Jun 1941
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion
Military Movement
1st Departure from Australia
Journey Dates	9 Sep 1941 ‒ 23 Sep 1941
Transport Details	HMT Queen Mary Fremantle to Suez, Egypt
Return to Australia
Journey Dates	16 Feb 1942 ‒ 17 Mar 1942
Transport Details	HMT Durban Castle Middle East to Adelaide
2nd Departure from Australia
Journey Dates	5 Nov 1944 ‒ 13 Nov 1944
Return to Australia
Journey Dates	15 Jan 1946 ‒ 23 Jan 1946
Transport Details	SS Suva Lae, PNG to Sydney
Post War Details
Fate	Returned to AUstralia - twice
Medals	1939-45 Star Africa Star Pacific Star War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

War Service

Enlisted at Claremont camp 3 Jun 1941 and three days later he reported tothe Naval Base Training Depot. On 10 Jul 1941 he transferred to No 1 Training Battalion at Northam and five days later he was granted a week of pre-embarkation leave. On 9 September he boarded HMT Queen Mary for the Middle East via Trincomalee in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), disembarking in Suez on 23 Sep 1941. On arrival he was sent to the 19th Australian Infantry Training Battalion before being posted to the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion on 13 Nov 1941. With Australian troops being brought home to face the Japanese, he boarded HMT Durban Castle on 16 Feb 1942, disembarking in Adelaide on 17 Mar 1942.

On 7 Aug 1943 Bill was admitted to teh 2/2nd Australian General Hospital

New Guinea 5 Nov 1944 - 23 Jan 1945

Discharged 5 Feb 1946.