Hylton Davies

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Hylton Davies
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Personal information
Full nameHylton George Leslie Davies
Born(1915-12-28)28 December 1915
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died16 July 1945(1945-07-16) (aged 29)
Balikpapan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1936–39 Newtown 221003
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1936 Metropolis 10000
Source: [1]
Military career
AllegianceFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Service / branchFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian Army
Years of service1939-1945
Rank Captain
Unit Second Australian Imperial Force
Battles / wars
Spouse
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(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.

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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]

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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. 1 2 "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
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