Charles Robert DAVIES

Date of birth	18 July 1870
Place of birth	United Kingdom
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Lawyer
Address	Tattersall's Chambers, Boulder, Western Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	44
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Hannah Davies, Ivy Bank, Britannia Square, Worcester, England
Previous military service	Served in South African (Boer) War (2nd Commonwealth Contingent), 1902.
Enlistment date	19 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	28 April 1915
Rank on enlistment	Major
Unit name	28th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/45/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
	30 Officers and 982 Others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915, 12 Others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty Six' on 12 July 1916. Embarkation records do not identify who went on which ship.
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll	58th Battalion
Promotions	Major Unit: INF58 Promotion date: 28 April 1915 Lieutenant Colonel Unit: INF58 Promotion date: 12 March 1916
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire Recommendation date: 24 March 1918
Fate	Effective abroad (still overseas)
Medals	OBE Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 Date: 7 November 1918 OBE (Military) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 91 Date: 23 July 1919
Discharge date	5 July 1920
Other details	Appointment terminated (discharged), Perth, 5 July 1920.
Sources	NAA: B2455, DAVIES Charles Robert