Louis Walter DAVIES MC

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DAVIES, Louis Walter

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	14 January 1914
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	7th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Esk, Queensland, Australia, 30 March 1887
Home Town:	Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Shore Church of England Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Secretary
Died:	Aberdeen, New South Wales, Australia, 18 November 1959, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Aberdeen General Cemetery, NSW RC D
Memorials:	Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Light Horse Regiment
7 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Chilka, Sydney
7 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment
4 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 7th Light Horse Regiment
24 Aug 1918:	Honoured Military Cross
18 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 7th Light Horse Regiment
28 Jun 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Embark at Kantara for R.T.A per HT "Madras"
3 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Appointment Terminated - Demobilisation.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs Mary Jane Conder, c/o Mrs F S Lee, 'Eupsdale,' Prospect Road, Summer Hill

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When in charge of a post he discovered from three deserters that many more of the enemy were willing to desert. Having warned all the other posts, he, with two other ranks, accompanied by a covering party, got in behind the enemy's forward line. More than a score of the enemy returned with the party, which was fired on from the flank. He showed fine determination and initiative.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 191
Date: 12 December 1918

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