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Francis Gordon Davis was born in Ballarat on 09 August 1899. He is the only former student of the Ballarat Junior Technical School who was killed on service during World War One. Davis enlisted into the Australian Flying Corps, Laverton, on 12 April 1918 at which time he was 18 and 8 months and served as a second class Air Mechanic. His service number was 3310. He died accidentally from shock resulting from an accident resulting from skidding a Leyland Motor Lorry at Leighterton, Tetbury, Gloucester, England on 28 January 1919 and is buried in Grave 6 in the Soldiers Corner of the Leighterton Cemetery. Francis Davis was accorded a full military funeral, firing party, bugler and pallbearers. The coffin was draped in the Union Jack and surmounted in several beautiful wreathes sent from his brother 2/A.M. E.H. Davis (A.F.C Leighterton), officer of the A.F.C. Leighterton, Gloucester, Cadets of A.F.C. and many other personal friends of the deceased. The "Last Post" was sounded at the graveside, and the Rev. Major K.D. Norman C. of E. A.I.F. officiated. The grave was to be turfed and an oak cross erected by the A.I.F. London. Administrative Headquarters A.I.F. London were represented at the funeral. (http://bih/index.php/Francis_G._Davis) In June 1922 Alfred Davis, the father of Francis Davis, planted a tree in the grounds of the Ballarat Junior Technical School in honour of hos son. It was the first tree of six planted in the grounds of the Ballarat School of Mines on Arbor Day 1922. Speaking of the planting of the tree by Mr Davis the Chief Secretary (Mr M. Baird M.L.A.), said he trusted the memory would ever remain green at the school. Had he and others not given their lives nothing that we could have done to-day could have retrieved the time. Australians had indeed done splendidly, but they should take a wider outlook than Australia, and reading the history of the Genoa Conference he had been struck by what had been done ... We should honor such men as he in whose memory that tree was planted, and the schools that sent them out to fight for us. He hoped the empire would always be able to produce such men, so that the Empire would always be able to lead the World's struggle for the benefit of humanity. The last post was then sounded by Mr. H. Green. ... (Ballarat Courier, 19 June 1922)A number of photographs of a tree and marble plaque in the grounds of the Ballarat School of Mines. It was a memorial to Francis Davis, a former student of the Ballarat Junior Technical School, who died on active service during World War One.ballarat school of mines, ballarat junior secondary school, world war one, memorial, marble plaque, marble memorial, tree, memorial tree, davis, francis davis

Francis Gordon Davis was born in Ballarat on 09 August 1899. He is the only former student of the Ballarat Junior Technical School who was killed on service during World War One. Davis enlisted into the Australian Flying Corps, Laverton, on 12 April 1918 at which time he was 18 and 8 months and served as a second class Air Mechanic. His service number was 3310. He died accidentally from shock resulting from an accident resulting from skidding a Leyland Motor Lorry at Leighterton, Tetbury, Gloucester, England on 28 January 1919 and is buried in Grave 6 in the Soldiers Corner of the Leighterton Cemetery. Francis Davis was accorded a full military funeral, firing party, bugler and pallbearers. The coffin was draped in the Union Jack and surmounted in several beautiful wreathes sent from his brother 2/A.M. E.H. Davis (A.F.C Leighterton), officer of the A.F.C. Leighterton, Gloucester, Cadets of A.F.C. and many other personal friends of the deceased. The "Last Post" was sounded at the graveside, and the Rev. Major K.D. Norman C. of E. A.I.F. officiated. The grave was to be turfed and an oak cross erected by the A.I.F. London. Administrative Headquarters A.I.F. London were represented at the funeral. (http://bih/index.php/Francis_G._Davis) In June 1922 Alfred Davis, the father of Francis Davis, planted a tree in the grounds of the Ballarat Junior Technical School in honour of hos son. It was the first tree of six planted in the grounds of the Ballarat School of Mines on Arbor Day 1922. Speaking of the planting of the tree by Mr Davis the Chief Secretary (Mr M. Baird M.L.A.), said he trusted the memory would ever remain green at the school. Had he and others not given their lives nothing that we could have done to-day could have retrieved the time. Australians had indeed done splendidly, but they should take a wider outlook than Australia, and reading the history of the Genoa Conference he had been struck by what had been done ... We should honor such men as he in whose memory that tree was planted, and the schools that sent them out to fight for us. He hoped the empire would always be able to produce such men, so that the Empire would always be able to lead the World's struggle for the benefit of humanity. The last post was then sounded by Mr. H. Green. ... (Ballarat Courier, 19 June 1922)A number of photographs of a tree and marble plaque in the grounds of the Ballarat School of Mines. It was a memorial to Francis Davis, a former student of the Ballarat Junior Technical School, who died on active service during World War One.ballarat school of mines, ballarat junior secondary school, world war one, memorial, marble plaque, marble memorial, tree, memorial tree, davis, francis davis, centenary

Paperback book with black spine and white print. Front cover is a full page, black and white image, of the Victory March in London in 1919. The title is printed in the top right corner. There is a white spine label sticker at the base of the spine.non-fiction This book explores over twenty sites of significance to Australians in wartime Britain, telling some of the stories that made up the Australian experience of two world wars. Contents: Crimson thread of kinship -- Australian War Memorial -- Tower Hill Memorial -- Australia House -- Imperial Camel Corps Memorial -- Cenotaph -- Australian Red Cross Worker Vera Deakin -- Grave of the unknow warrier -- Prime Ministers and High Commissioners -- Gunner Arthur Sullivan VC Plaque -- Buckingham Palace -- Battle of Britain -- Cavalry of the Empire Memorial -- AIF Cemetery -- Air Forces Memorial -- Brookwood Military Cemetery -- Chester Wilmot -- St John the Evangelist Church -- Leighterton Cemetery -- Commander William Warren DSO plaque -- Plymouth Naval Memorial -- 10 Squadron RAAF Memorial -- Grave of Pilot Officer Rawdon Middleton VC -- Grave of Sergeant Thomas Hunter -- St Michael's Chapel -- Women of the Empire Memorial -- Australian Servicemen remembered -- Australia in the United Kingdom -- Australians buried or commemorated in the United Kingdom. [taken from Trove record]ww2, wwii, second world war, world war 1939-1945, australian armed forces, ww1, wwi, world war one, world war 1914-1918, cemetaries, memorials, monuments, great britain

Paperback book with black spine and white print. Front cover is a full page, black and white image, of the Victory March in London in 1919. The title is printed in the top right corner. There is a white spine label sticker at the base of the spine.non-fiction This book explores over twenty sites of significance to Australians in wartime Britain, telling some of the stories that made up the Australian experience of two world wars. Contents: Crimson thread of kinship -- Australian War Memorial -- Tower Hill Memorial -- Australia House -- Imperial Camel Corps Memorial -- Cenotaph -- Australian Red Cross Worker Vera Deakin -- Grave of the unknow warrier -- Prime Ministers and High Commissioners -- Gunner Arthur Sullivan VC Plaque -- Buckingham Palace -- Battle of Britain -- Cavalry of the Empire Memorial -- AIF Cemetery -- Air Forces Memorial -- Brookwood Military Cemetery -- Chester Wilmot -- St John the Evangelist Church -- Leighterton Cemetery -- Commander William Warren DSO plaque -- Plymouth Naval Memorial -- 10 Squadron RAAF Memorial -- Grave of Pilot Officer Rawdon Middleton VC -- Grave of Sergeant Thomas Hunter -- St Michael's Chapel -- Women of the Empire Memorial -- Australian Servicemen remembered -- Australia in the United Kingdom -- Australians buried or commemorated in the United Kingdom. [taken from Trove record]ww2, wwii, second world war, world war 1939-1945, australian armed forces, ww1, wwi, world war one, world war 1914-1918, cemetaries, memorials, monuments, great britain