Davis, Herbert Pettigrew

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B.E., A.M.I.E.Aust. : Sergeant, 34th Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 2nd March, 1916, and sailing 4th September, joined battn. 20th December at Armentieres where wounded 17th March, 1917, and evacuated to No. 3 General Hospital, London. On recovery rejoined battn. in France, 4th September, in Ypres sector after a few months'' training in England with 62nd Battn. and was wounded again at Passchendaele 13th October. Returning to battn. in December in Le Touquet sector, fought at Warneton, Villers-Bretonneux, Cachy and elsewhere until wounded for the third time at Morlancourt 22nd August, 1918, and again next day while on stretcher, being evacuated to Exeter Hospital and thence to Australia, arriving in January, 1919. Early education at Taree District School.

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Early education at Taree District School, Taree, NSW, Australia
1916

Enlisted 2 Mar 1916
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Military service as Sergeant at France --, France
1922

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1922
1924

Engineer at Wagga Wagga -- NSW, Australia 1 April 1924
1928

Member of Wagga Employers' Federation 20 Oct 1928 at Wagga Wagga [ NSW Australia ]
1939

Appointed to Advisory Committee on Technical Courses 3 Jun 1939 - 31 Jan 1940 @ Wagga Wagga [ NSW Australia ]
1942

Lived at 1942 at Wagga Wagga [ NSW Australia ]

Gender

Male

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