DAVIS, John Alfred

Birth Name DAVIS, John Alfred
Gender male
Age at Death 49 years, 1 month, 16 days

Narrative

John lived at 163 Grafton St Cairns about 1936 to 1939 and then from 1941 to 1943 with his wife Mary Louisa at 59 Mulgrave Rd. This is the first time that Mary is recorded on the electoral roll.


John was enlisted in the army Wednesday, 31 December 1941 in Cairns and was discharged Saturday, 4 December 1943 with the rank of craftsman. His service number was QX15971

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 27 Apr 1915 Irvinebank, Queensland, Australia    
Death 13 Jun 1964 Cairns, Queensland, Australia    
Burial 16 Jun 1964 Martyn Street Cemetery, Cairns, Queensland, Australia    
Occupation   Cairns, Queensland, Australia Clerk  
Event Note

Worked at Howard Smith Ltd. a shipping company with many interests including a travel agency and a contract to pay the wharfies (labourers working on the wharf in Cairns)

Religion     Methodist  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father DAVIS, John Edwin William19 Aug 187931 May 1927
Mother SMITH, Catherine Florence23 May 188020 Apr 1970
    Brother     DAVIS, Horace George 8 Jul 1905 28 May 1954
    Brother     DAVIS, Jack 21 Oct 1907 23 Jul 1910
    Brother     DAVIS, Leslie Oswald 20 Apr 1910 24 Aug 1989
    Sister     DAVIS, Leal Marion Eliza 19 Aug 1912 10 Jan 1974
         DAVIS, John Alfred 27 Apr 1915 13 Jun 1964
    Sister     DAVIS, Pheobe 25 Jun 1917 10 Dec 1983

Families

Family of DAVIS, John Alfred and McDOUGALL, Mary Louisa Catherine

Married Wife McDOUGALL, Mary Louisa Catherine ( * 26 Jun 1913 + 7 Jan 1992 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 25 Mar 1939 Central Methodist Church, Cairns, Queensland, Australia    
Marriage Witness     Phoebe DAVIS, sister of the groom  
Marriage Witness     Gilbert Lang HERRIES, friend of the groom  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
DAVIS, Gregory John
DAVIS, Jacqueline Mary
DAVIS, Sidney Graham18 Apr 1940

Attributes

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