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About Pte. John Davis
John Davis was born on 30 July 1885 (reg. 1885/197) at Sandymount on the Otago Peninsula in the Dunedin area in New Zealand's South Island. He was one of 12 children born to Michael Davis (1855 - 1928) and Janet Davis (nee Cowan) (1861 - 1940) who married at Sandymount on 8 June 1877. John joined the Otago Regiment during World War I. He was killed in action on 7 June 1917 during the Battle of Messines. John was buried in the Saint Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery [II. L. 12.].
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- New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohD.html / Ref 6.4.2021
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Pte. John Davis's Timeline
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July 30, 1885
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Sandymount, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
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| 1917 |
June 7, 1917
Age 31
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Battle of Messines, Messines, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
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June 7, 1917
Age 31
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Saint Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, [II. L. 12.], Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
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