Charles Davis Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0650
Overview
World War II letters and photographs from Charles Davis.
Dates
- Majority of material found within c.1940 - c.1950
Biographical / Historical
Charles William Lewis Davis, 30/06/1923 - 18/07/1990
No.455695 - 28th Māori Battalion D Company
Charles was born in Tuatapere [Port Craig?] to parents Joseph Charles Davis and Violet Mary [nee Sangster], and had four siblings. He married Patricia Howell in 1948 and they had 6 [7?] children. He worked as a sawmill hand, then as a carpenter in Invercargill - a trade he earned attending night classes at Southland Technical College after the war. He also worked for a time as a fisherman and on the Roxburgh hydro dam. He loved muttonbirding and playing the piano.
No.455695 - 28th Māori Battalion D Company
Charles was born in Tuatapere [Port Craig?] to parents Joseph Charles Davis and Violet Mary [nee Sangster], and had four siblings. He married Patricia Howell in 1948 and they had 6 [7?] children. He worked as a sawmill hand, then as a carpenter in Invercargill - a trade he earned attending night classes at Southland Technical College after the war. He also worked for a time as a fisherman and on the Roxburgh hydro dam. He loved muttonbirding and playing the piano.
Extent
4 photograph(s)
3 document(s)
Language of Materials
English
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Existence and Location of Originals
All letters and photos are a digital donation. Scanned and returned to donor.
- Title
- Charles William Lewis Davis War Letters and Photographs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives Repository
