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Albert Ernest Davis (1880 - 1925)

Albert Ernest Davis
Born in Lower Light, South Australia, Australiamap
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Husband of — married 25 Mar 1925 in Lower Light, South Australiamap
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Died at age 44 in Pinnaroo, South Australia, Australiamap
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Albert Davis is an Anzac who served in World War One.

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Biography

Albert Ernest Davis was born in Lower Light, South Australia on 29 June 1880, the oldest surviving son of Matthew Nicks Davis and Frances Rachel Badman[1].

He was a farmer and jointly purchased in 1908 with his brother Fred, a property just north of Lower Light called “The Park”.

When World War I started, he was still single and he enlisted in the Australian Infantry Forces (AIF) on 20 October 1916 aged 36 years and 3 months. He was assigned to Unit 6, 42 Battalion infantry and embarked on the “Berrima” at Port Adelaide on 16 December 1916 arriving in England on 16 February 1917. He was re-assigned to a machine gun unit and sent to France on 23 October 1917. His health suffered and he had frequent bouts of ‘flu, bronchitis and trench fever. He returned to Australia on the “Ormonde” disembarking in Adelaide on 29 July 1919 and was discharged on 29 February 1920.

Albert returned to farming. He and Fred sold “The Park” in 1922. It is not known when he moved to Pinnaroo but he was farming there by 1925. He was also a staunch Methodist and preached in the West Coast, Two Wells and Pinnaroo circuits.

Albert married Olive Grace Pratt at the Lower Light Methodist Church on 25 March 1925[2] and returned to Pinnaroo with his wife. Two months later aged 45 years[3][4][5], he was killed in an accident, run over by a horse drawn dray. He is buried in the Two Wells, Cemetery[6].

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1) IN MEMORIAM. (1925, July 24). Australian Christian Commonwealth (SA : 1901 - 1940), p. 5. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214087379
IN MEMORIAM.
ALBERT E. DAVIS.
Methodism has lost one of her stalwart champions under very tragic circumstances. Bro. Davis was born at Lower Light 45 years ago. He was the eldest son of Mr. M. N. and the late Mrs. Davis, and spent the earlier years of his life on the land at Lower Light. The Home Mission work of our Church strongly appealed to him, but other pressing calls prevented him from entering that sphere. As a local preacher in West Coast Circuits, Two, Wells, and Pinnaroo, Bro. Davis witnessed faithfully for the truth. For three years he served in the Great War in the 43rd Battalion and in the 1st Machine Gun Company. As a result of overseas service he was frequently under medical supervision, but uncomplainingly he continued his work on the farm at Pinnaroo. Early this year he was married to Miss Oliver Pratt, daughter of Mr. Arthur Pratt, of Two Wells. In all his life Bro. Davis showed a genuine, genial spirit, and he will be remembered for many a year in the circuits in which he lived, especially Two Wells and Pinnaroo. To the widow, the father (who is an honoured member of our Conference), and to his brothers and sisters we tender our deepest sympathy.

2) "To South Australia's Shore They Came" by Monica Porter (1986)

Footnotes

  1. Birth record for Albert Ernest Davis - Genealogy SA. Birth Index. (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 15 October 2020), database entry for Albert Ernest Davis: - Surname: DAVIS; First Names: Albert Ernest; Date of Birth: 29 June 1880; Father: Matthew Nicks DAVIS, Mother: Frances Rachel BADMAN; Birth Residence: Lower Light; District: Adelaide; Book 243; Page 284.
  2. Marriage to Olive Grace Pratt - Genealogy SA. Marriage Index. (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 15 October 2020), database entry for Albert Ernest Davis and Olive Grace Pratt: Groom Surname: DAVIS; Groom Given Names: Albert Ernest; Bride Surname: PRATT; Bride Given Names: Olive Grace; Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1925; Marriage Place: Methodist church, Lower Light; Groom Age: 45; Groom Marital Status: S; Groom Father: Matthew Nicks Davis; Bride Age: 36; Bride Marital Status: S; Bride Father: Arthur PRATT; District: Port Gawler; Book: 302; Page: 901.
  3. Death record for Albert Ernest Davis - Genealogy SA. Death Index. (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 15 October 2020), database entry for Albert Ernest Davis - Surname: DAVIS; First Names: Albert Ernest; Death Date: 29 May 1925; Age: 45; Marital Status: M; Place of Death: Hd of Parilla; Residence: Hd of Parilla; Relative: A P BACHMAN [C]; District: Wellington; Book 478; Page: 597.
  4. Family Notices (1925, June 6). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), p. 39. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89370426
    DAVIS.—Albert, dearly beloved husband of Olive and eldest son of M. N. Davis, Two Wells. accidentally killed at Pinnaroo.
  5. Family Notices (1925, July 4). Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), p. 39. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165867168
    MRS A E. DAVIS, of Pinnaroo, wishes to sincerely THANK all kind friends and relatives for letters, cards, telegrams, and beautiful floral tributes, also personal expressions of sympathy in her sadden and sad bereavement. Especially Mr. and Mrs. Burford and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Davis, Mr. Allen Davis, Mr. and Mrs. A. Badman, Sister Kreig, and Rev. R H. Davidson, for their kind assistance.
    MRS. ALBERT DAVIS and Mr. and Mrs. M. N. DAVIS and Family sincerely THANK their many Relations and kind Friends for personal expressions of sympathy, also for letters, cards, and floral tributes in their sad and sudden bereavement.
  6. Adelaide Plain Council website – Cemetery Register: https://www.apc.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/355005/Cemetery-Burial-Register.pdf




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Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Albert Ernest Davis

Name: Albert Ernest Davis Birth Date: 29 Jun 1880 Father's Name: Michael Nicks Davis Mother's name: Frances Rachel Badman Birth Place: Lower Light Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 284 Volume Number: 243

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