top of page
Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
Preserving Cook Islands Military History
Akara ki mua e akara katoa ki muri
To be able to look forward, you must be able to look back
Brought to you by
If you are searching for a person, please use the "Search Cenotaph" button by entering a name, a service number or an island name. If the name doesn't appear in "NAME" search, try searching for the name in "ALSO KNOWN AS".
Final Rank:
Driver
First Name/s (as per enlistment record)
Sydney Tomes
Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record)
DAVIS
Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps
2/1882
New Zealand Field Artillery
Also Known As
Sydney James DAVIS
Date of Birth
30/01/1890
Place of Birth
Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Death
15/07/1938
Place of Death
Auckland, New Zealand
Death Registration Number
NZ1938/27838
Headstone/Grave Location
Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin
Mrs Mary Davis (wife), Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Link to Online Service Record
Additional Information
Enlisted 17 April 1915 when he, his wife and child were living in Rarotonga and joined New Zealand Field Artillery Ammunition Column. Served at Gallipoli and returned to Egypt 22 December 1915. Medically unfit and embarked for New Zealand 17 March 1916 and discharged 20 May 1916.
Father of Sir Thomas Davis, former Premier of the Cook Islands
Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge)
Image Credits and References
Further Links
N/A
bottom of page