Charles Henry Davis

Personal Information
Date of Birth	unknown
Place of Birth	Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset, England
Death	Mar 1972
Place of Death	Weymouth, Dorset, England
Age at Enlistment	21 years old
Description	5' 5¼ " (1.66m) tall; weight 123 lbs (55.8 kg); dark complexion, brown eyes, brown hair
Occupation	labourer
Religion	Methodist
Address	Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mr Israel Davis
Military Information
Reg Number	2807
Date of Enlistment	1 Jul 1915
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	11th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement, transferred to 51st Battalion's B Company / 13th Brigade, 4th Division
Date of Embarkation	4 Oct 1915 - 27 Oct 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A20 Hororata
Fate	Discharged in England
Monument	Armadale (West Armadale panel)
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Charles had only arrived in Australia 12 months before he enlisted.

War Service

On 7 Jan 1916 Charles joined the 11th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir in Egypt, but soon after, on 1 Mar 1916 he was transferred to the newly formed 51st Battalion at Serapeum.

He travelled with them to France, arriving on 11 Jun 1916, and was involved with the last attack on Mouquet Farm by the Australians on 3 Sep 1916. Once again they were able to take the ground around the farm, but could not hold it against strong counter attacks by the Germans, many of whom were hidden below ground behind the Australians.

Charles received a GSW to his right leg which was dressed at the 15th Field Ambulance before he was passed to the 44th Casualty Clearing Station. On 5 Sep 1916 he was sent to the 3rd Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, and on the 8th he boarded the HS Jan Breydel for England where he was admitted to the Ontario Military Hospital in Kent. The bullet had passed straight through the leg without doing major damage and by 11 Oct 1916 he was moved to a convalescent unit.

On 8 Nov 1916 he was transferred to the 13th Training Battalion at Codford where he was retained until his leg was strong enough for him to again proceed to France, where he rejoined the 51st Battalion in the front line of the Ypres Salient on 12 Feb 1918, spending the rest of the war with them.

"..enlisted July, 1915, went with the 51st Battalion to Egypt, was wounded in France, 3 Sep 1916".

Discharged 20 Dec 1919 in England.

Married 6 Dec 1917 in Dorset, England to 22 year old Dorothy Minnie Langdown of Bere Regis while he was based at Codford.

Post War

Address in 1921 was Skippets Farm. Bere-Regis, Wareham, Dorset.