Lieutenant Colonel David Manton Davis

Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1867-09-03
Birth Place	Australia: Tasmania, New Norfolk
Death Date	1931-01-14
Death Place	Australia: Tasmania, Hobart
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	22nd Australian Infantry Battalion 26th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Hobart New Norfolk
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1918-03-11 Published in London Gazette in 1917-09-24 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-07-25 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-01-24

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Date of birth	03 September 1867	New Norfolk, Tasmania.
Date of enlistment	16 June 1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	23 June 1915	Appointed major in the 26th Battalion.
Other	26 June 1915	Appointed Commanding Officer of C Company, 26th Battalion.
Date of embarkation	29 June 1915
Other units	1916-05	Appointed Commanding Officer of the Cyclists Battalion, 1st ANZAC Corps.
Other units	1916-07	Appointed Commanding Officer of the 2nd ANZAC Entrenching Battalion.
Other units	13 August 1916	Rejoined 26th Battalion.
Other	17 November 1916	Evacuated to 3rd London General Hospital.
Date promoted	1917-02	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units	1917-02	Commanding Officer of the 22nd Battalion.
Other units	1917-06	Commanding Officer of the 6th training Battalion, England.
Date of recommendation honour or award	01 June 1917
Date returned to Australia	31 January 1918
Date of death	14 January 1931	Hobart, Tasmania.