DAVIS, Alfred James
| Birth Name | DAVIS, Alfred James |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 15 years, 1 month, 19 days |
Narrative
Newspaper Notice
PEA RIFLE TRAGEDY.
HOW THE RAVENSHOE LAD LOST HIS LIFE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Ravenshoe; June 5.
A profound gloom was cast over the community on Sunday, writes our Ravenshoe correspondent, when it was learned that a lad named James Davis accidentally shot himself with a pea rifle, the wound proving fatal.
In giving the details, our correspondent says:- Deceased was a fine stamp of Australian youth, aged sixteen years, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Davis, late of Irvinebank.
It appears that the lad and his younger brother, aged eleven, together with a youth named Ned Bolton, left home in the morning for the purpose of examining some wallaby snares which the last named had set in the scrub. Before doing so, however,they borrowed an automatic Winchester 22 calibre, and did a little shooting. On the way home, Ned Bolton left his two mates on the road and went into the scrub to look at his traps, leaving the rifle lying on the ground.
"OH, NED. COME QUICK."
While in the scrub the rifle went off and Bolton heard a cry from deceased of "Ned, Come Quick." On reaching the spot, he found that his mate had accidentally shot himself in the region of the heart. Help was soon procured, but the unfortunate lad expired before reaching home.
The greatest sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Davis in the irreparable loss of their son under such tragic circumstances.
The deceased lad received his education at the Irvinebank State School, and last year passed the High School examination very successfully from that centre.
PEA RIFLE TRAGEDY. (1923, June 7). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 2. TROVE
PEA RIFLE TRAGEDY.
HOW THE RAVENSHOE LAD LOST HIS LIFE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Ravenshoe; June 5.
A profound gloom was cast over the community on Sunday, writes our Ravenshoe correspondent, when it was learned that a lad named James Davis accidentally shot himself with a pea rifle, the wound proving fatal.
In giving the details, our correspondent says:- Deceased was a fine stamp of Australian youth, aged sixteen years, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Davis, late of Irvinebank.
It appears that the lad and his younger brother, aged eleven, together with a youth named Ned Bolton, left home in the morning for the purpose of examining some wallaby snares which the last named had set in the scrub. Before doing so, however,they borrowed an automatic Winchester 22 calibre, and did a little shooting. On the way home, Ned Bolton left his two mates on the road and went into the scrub to look at his traps, leaving the rifle lying on the ground.
"OH, NED. COME QUICK."
While in the scrub the rifle went off and Bolton heard a cry from deceased of "Ned, Come Quick." On reaching the spot, he found that his mate had accidentally shot himself in the region of the heart. Help was soon procured, but the unfortunate lad expired before reaching home.
The greatest sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Davis in the irreparable loss of their son under such tragic circumstances.
The deceased lad received his education at the Irvinebank State School, and last year passed the High School examination very successfully from that centre.
PEA RIFLE TRAGEDY. (1923, June 7). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 2. TROVE
Events
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| Birth | 14 April 1908 | Irvinebank, Queensland, Australia | ||
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| Death | 3 June 1923 | Tumolin, Queensland, Australia | ||
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DAVIS.—On June 3rd, 1923, Alfred James, beloved eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Davis, Ravenshoe (late of Irvinebank), aged 15
years 2 months.
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Family Notices (1923, June 7). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 4. TROVE
Newspaper Notice
DAVIS. - On June 3rd, 1923, Alfred James, beloved eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Davis, Ravenshoe (late of Irvinebank), aged 15 years 2 months.
"Thy will be done." Family Notices. (1923, June 7). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 4. |
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| Burial | Tumolin, Queensland, Australia | |||
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Mr. and Mrs. A. Davis and family, Ravenshoe, desire to express their heartfelt thanks to Mr. Chambers, the Ambulance bearer, and to all kinds friends who in any way assisted or expressed sympathy with them in their recent sad bereavement.
Family Notices (1923, June 7). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 4. TROVE
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| Religion | Baptist | |||
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Relation to the centre person (DAVIS, Gregory John) : first cousin once removed (up)
Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | DAVIS, Alfred Joseph Spelling | 26 September 1875 | 23 November 1942 | |
| Mother | ROGERS, Frances Ethel | 30 August 1883 | 8 November 1953 | |
| Sister | DAVIS, Ethel Isabel (Belle) | 25 December 1905 | 8 December 1967 | |
| DAVIS, Alfred James | 14 April 1908 | 3 June 1923 | ||
| Brother | DAVIS, Dudley George | 13 February 1911 | 20 June 1989 | |
| Brother | DAVIS, Gordon John | 29 June 1913 | 28 August 1987 | |
| Sister | DAVIS, Phyliss Doreen | 8 February 1916 | 12 March 1993 | |
| Sister | DAVIS, Evelyn Maude | 4 October 1918 | ||
| Sister | DAVIS, Audrey Joan | 16 February 1927 | 18 August 2015 |
Attributes
| Type | Value | Notes | Sources |
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| REFN | 463 |
Pedigree
Ancestors
CHAPPEL, John
EASTMOND, Francis Mary
WEDLAKE, John
WITTON, Ann
ROGERS, James
ROGERS, William
SMITH, Eliza
DEAN, Sarah
DEAN, William
DEAN, John
CLAYTON, Elizabeth
BARBUR
BARBUR, John
NEEDHAM, unknown