DAVIES, Clive Waddington
| Service Numbers: | 7572, NX113936 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 14 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Articled law clerk |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Yeoval NSW Solicitors in WWI Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 7572, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Bombardier, 7572, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Bombardier, 7572, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged to the Royal Flying Corps with rank of 2nd Lieutenant | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Involvement Royal Flying Corps |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jul 1942: | Enlisted NX113936 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
On the 21 August 1917, 2nd Lieutenant Clive Waddington Davies was shot down and captured by the Germans. Davies was serving as a flight commander with 55 Squadron RFC flying low level bombing missions in DH4 aircraft. His DH4 was wrecked after it crash landed after being attacked by enemy aircraft. His observer Lt. W.R. Cooke was also wounded and captured. The pair had brought down a German aircraft a few days previously. Davies had served in as a sergeant in Egypt, during his service in the 4th Field Artillery Brigade AIF, and returned home safely at the end of the war. Davies served as a Captain in the 2nd AIF during the next World War.
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