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Herbert Martyn DAVIES

Regimental number185
Place of birthHeidelberg, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMount Eagle, Heidelberg, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinCharles M Davies, 121 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Enlistment date11 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/18/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A34 Persic on 28 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row W, Grave No. 14), France .
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Martyn and Lucy Amelia DAVIES, 121 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. Born at Heidelberg, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 5362 Pte Alan Mervyn DAVIES, 25th Bn, killed in action, 17 July 1918; Cousin: 864 Pte Henry Gascoyne DAVIES, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916.

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