DAVIES, Horace Archibald
| Service Number: | 1338 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Normanton, Queensland, Australia, 3 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 July 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Boys' State School, Cairns Cenotaph, Cairns St Andrews Roll of Honour, Normanton Carpentaria Shire Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1338 | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1338, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1338, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1338, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1338 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-17 |
Horace Archibald Davies
Horace Archibald Davies was born 3 April 1895 to Moses Llewellyn Davies and Catherine Bardsley. He was one of 5 children, Herbert Montague born 1897, Dorinda Cathrine Wyben born 1901, Claude Llewellyn born 1905 and James Lloyd 1911.
On his enlistment in Enoggera, Horace was 19 years 9 months of age, occupation a farm hand and gave his next of kin as his father, Moses Llewellyn Davies, McLeod St., Cairns. He had been a Trainee for 2 years and spent 1 year in the School Cadets. His height was 5 feet 5 ¾ inches, weighed 154 pounds with fair complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. He gave his religion as Church of England.
Horace embarked on the HMAT Seang Bee in 1915. He contracted measles and was later admitted to hospital with Enteritis. He was returned to Australia on the Kanowna on the 10 March 1916 suffering from “Post Dysenterie Debility”. Horace re-embarked on the HMAT Demosthenes A64 on 23 December 1916.
Promoted to Temporay Lance Corporal 25 September 1917; he was wounded in action 7 October 1917.
Horace Archibald Davies was killed in action in France 17 July 1918 and buried in the Adelaide Military Cemetery 2 ½ miles south of Corbie, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.
He is also remembered in the Martyn Street Cemetery on the headstone of his aunt Jane Bardsley who died 5 July 1925.
Story Courtesy of The Cairns District Family History Society.
Submitted 9 January 2021 by Lynette Turner
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