DAVIES, Henry Charles
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Simla, India, 11 February 1878 |
| Home Town: | Rosevears, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation: | Orchardist - later Governor of Hobart Gaol |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 10 July 1928, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Free Scotland, G, Number 22 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 19 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right ankle (severe) | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
The death occurred on the evening of 10 July 1928, after a long illness, of Captain Henry Charles Davies, Governor of Hobart Gaol.
The late Captain Davies had a very prominent military career, and possessed very marked organising ability, which stood him in good stead on many occasions.
He was born at Simla, in India and was educated at Cheltenham, England. Joining the Royal Artillery in 1896, he served in the Bechuanalaa campaign in the following year. Later he saw service in the Zulu rebellion in 1906.
He was made Deputy Commissioner of the Western Pacific and Administrator of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1908, holding that position until 1914. He was in sole command of the island which had a population of 28,000 natlves and 400 Europeans, as well as a large number of Japanese.
In 1914 he came to Tasmania, and became an orchardlst the Tamar district. When the Great War broke out he was appolnted company commander of "A" Company of the 15th Battalion, and took part in the landing at Gallipoli. Seven days after the landing he was wounded, and was the first Tasmanian officer to return wounded from the war. After he had sufficiently recovered from his wound, whlch was in 1916, he was made Commandant of the A.I.F. camp at Claremont, a positlon which he held until January, 1920. While he was there, his executive ability was shown by a saving of £28,000 per annum in the camp expenditure, and with this fine result he was officially congratulated. He organised the quarantine camp at Barnes Bay, and later he had the responsible position of demobilisation officer for Tasmania.
In 1923 he was appointed Superintendent of the Hobart Gaol, and later the position was altered to that of Governor of the Gaol, an office which he filled very efficiently up to his death.
He leaves a widow, but no family.
Source: Hobart Mercury, 11 July 1928 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29788509
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