Hylton Davies

Hylton Davies

Personal information
Full name	Hylton George Leslie Davies
Born	(1915-12-28)28 December 1915 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	16 July 1945(1945-07-16) (aged 29) Balikpapan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1936–39 Newtown 22 1 0 0 3 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1936 Metropolis 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
Military career
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1939-1945
Rank	Captain
Unit	Second Australian Imperial Force
Battles / wars	World War II Syria–Lebanon campaign Kokoda Track campaign Borneo campaign Battle of Balikpapan
Spouse	Lurline Hook ​ (m. 1939)​
Relatives	Jack Davies (brother)

Hylton George Leslie "Heck" Davies (1915-1945) was an Australian AIF officer who fell in WWII during the Battle of Balikpapan. He had been a top-grade rugby league footballer who played for Newtown in the NSWRFL in the 1930s.

Rugby career

Davies played four seasons of first grade for Newtown ^[2] between 1936 and 1939 before his war service.

Military service

Davies enlisted in the AIF in late 1939 and didn't play rugby league again. ^[3] He attained the rank of captain in the Australian Army and he served in Great Britain, Syria, The Middle East, Kokoda Track, Lae and Borneo. ^[4]

Hylton Davies was killed during the Battle of Balikpapan in 1945 when a Japanese mortar shell hit Davies' battalion's headquarters. ^[5]

Personal

Davies married Lurline Hook, diving gold medallist at the 1938 Empire Games. She and their son, Ian, survived him. ^[4]

References

1. "Hylton Davies - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
3. WW2 Nominal Roll (Hylton Davies) http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=125890%5B%5D
4. "Capt. H. C. Davies Killed in Action". The Northern Star . New South Wales, Australia. 24 July 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
5. Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 28/7/1945