| Regimental number | 3495 |
| Place of birth | Broadway, Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Glebe Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Railway porter |
| Address | 'Dorothy', Railway Avenue, Stanmore, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Davies, 20 Railway Avenue, Stanmore, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
French Military Decoration For bravery in operating a Lewis Gun alone continually for five hours under heavy enemy machine gun fire, and in salvaging four Lewis Guns from shellholes. Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 34 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Calvairs Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 23), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard C, and Lucy DAVIES, husband of Emma DAVIES, 155 Enmore Road, Enmore, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While advancing with his machine gun. This N.C.O. and one other man were the only men who were not casualties. He recovered the gun and magazines, got the gun into action, whereby severe casualties were inflicted on the enemy. Later he crawled forward alone through heavy shell fire and disposed of two enemy snipers. He showed great courage and dash throughout the action.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: Medaille Militaire (France) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Distinguished Conduct Medal, Medaille Militaire, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
