Youngest son of Mr Philip Davis, Salisbury Street, Christchurch, late of Radcliffe Square, Oxford, England. On 6 January 1876 at St. Andrew's Church, Lyttelton, he married Jane Murray, eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Burnet, South town belt, Christchurch, and late of Roxburgh, Scotland. Major Davis. Officer in charge, Group Five National Reserve. Received letters from members of the NZ Expeditionary Force to Samoa in 1914. Died on 17 July 1920 at his residence, Brougham-Street, aged 69 years. Buried in the family plot at Sydney Street Cemetery, Wellington.
Davis, Henry Frederick, 1850-1920
Davis, Harry Frederick, 1850-1920
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Manuscript
Memorials - Surnames Dal-Dav
From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Bolton Street Cemetery transcripts, notes and papers / compiled by Margaret Alington and others
Reference: MS-Papers-2260-020
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Image
Davis family grave, plot 8.G, Sydney Street Cemetery.
Date: [Between 1965 and 1969]
From: Shotter, P J E :Negatives and albums (with index) of graves in the Bolton Street and Sydney Street cemeteries, Wellington
Reference: 35mm-25581-5A-F
Description: The grave of Henry Frederick Davis, his wife Jane Murray and their children Harry, Irene and Hazel at plot 8.G, Sydney Street Cemetery. It was photographed in the late 1960s by the City Sexton, P J E Shotter, prior to its being dismantled to make way for the Wellington motorway. An original print from this negative is at PA1-o-048, page 56. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual frame on 35mm strip. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative
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H F Davis - Inward correspondence
Date: Sep-Dec 1914
From: Davis family :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5583-1
Description: Letters written to Major H F Davis, Officer in charge, Group Five National Reserve, from members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Samoa; also letter to Davis and Clater of 216 Lambton Quay, Wellington re supply of clothing to members of the Expeditionary Force Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript (carbon copy, photocopy) Processing information: Digitisation details - Part of WW100 digitisation project. 10 digitised images