Info

SurnameDavis
ForenameGeorge
RankSerjeant
Army No4881
Battalion4th
CommissionedNot set
Date Of WoundsNot set
Wounds
Died KilledNot set
Death Details
Enlisted Date1897-04-21
Enlisted Location
Date Of BirthNot set
Birth Place
Residence
Discharged1916-03-02
Theatre Of WarFrance
Date Of Entry1915-04-04
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Surname Spellings
Other InfoGeorge Davis was born in 1879 and enlisted in to the army on the 21st April 1897 and served with the 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment during the Boer War in the Cape Colony, Orange Free State South Africa. He was later promoted to the rank of Sergeant and was posted to the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. He served with the 4th Battalion in Barbados and Malta. He then was posted for a short time to the 3rd Battalion at Dover before joining the 4th Battalion at Bareilly, India. During WW1 he landed in France on the 4th April 1915. Wounded in May 1915. On the 2nd March 1916 he was finally discharge due to sickness and was awarded a Silver War Badge (No: 63919). In addition to his Queen South Africa Medal with two clasps, he also held the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1915 Star.

Assignments

4th Worcestershire Regiment 4881 Serjeant
4th Worcestershire Regiment 4881 Serjeant

Service Awards

The British War Medal
The 1914-1915 Star
The Allied Victory Medal
Queen's South Africa Medal

Gallantry Awards & Honors

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