lis84 Posted 1 July Share Posted 1 July Hi. I was overlooking my great grandfather's service record and saw he had an alias listed , which I've never seen before. I continued searching names and came across other Davis records and they also had the same alias? Not related. Any ideas what this alias means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddell Posted 1 July Share Posted 1 July (edited) Where is that page from? The AIF ADFA Database has 3730 John Davis here- https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=74483 No mention of an alias or of him being a Lieutenant as shown in that image. No mention of an alias in his service records (unless I am missing something)- https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=1896839&isAv=N He is listed in Ron Austin's battalion history as a private who went into captivity with 50 other 4th Battalion men at Bullecourt 14-17 April 1917. Is 3730 John Davis your great grandfather? Or another Davis? Scott Edited 1 July by Waddell Added more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lis84 Posted 1 July Author Share Posted 1 July Thanks for reply Waddell, Yes John Davis 3730 is my great grandfather. I've never seen alias listed on any other service record before , it was from this website, not sure how legit it is? https://uk.forceswarrecords.com/document/408836000/davis-john-page-11-aus-wwi-service-records-1914-1920 regards Alissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddell Posted 1 July Share Posted 1 July (edited) I think Forces War Records may have made a mistake here, particularly if those details are showing up on other records for Davis. Might be worth sending them an email if you subscribe to them. The use of an alias in the AIF was not uncommon, however, the few I have come across have had letters within them, usually from the soldier written at a later date informing them of his actions. There were reasons why a soldier would use an alias. Those records are free from the National Archives of Australia through the link in my first post. Scott Edited 1 July by Waddell Added more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lis84 Posted 1 July Author Share Posted 1 July Thankyou 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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