DAVIES, Harold
| Service Number: | 184 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Victoria Park State School and Melbourne High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Severe, SW to rt forearm and back, penetrating abdomen, 15th Casualty Clearing Station, Ebblinghem, France, 18 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Plot I. Row C. Grave No. 32 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 184, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 184, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 184, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 184, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 184, 6th Infantry Battalion, GSW (back) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Richard Horton
Harold was an original ANZAC who took part in the original landing at Gallipoli as part of the second wave. He was first wounded during this action and was subsequently sent to hospital in Alexandria.
Harols was later transferred for service in France and ultimately passed away as a result of wounds suffered from the impact of a HE shell whilst returning from HQ on the 18th April 1918 nearly three years after being involved at the original landing at Gallipoli
"184 Private Harold Davies, 6th Battalion of North Fitzroy, Victoria, an Anzac... A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Hororata (A20) on 19 October 1914. On 17 April 1918, as he was returning to battalion headquarters and when in La Motte Wood, France, Pte Davies was mortally wounded by a high explosive shell which landed near him. He died of wounds on 18 April 1918 at the 15th Casualty Clearing Station, Ebblinghem, France, aged 23 years. He is buried in the Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From On This Day - Australian Military History
#OTD: We Remember Private Harold Davies
Today we pause to remember the life and service of 184 Private Harold Davies, who died of wounds on the 18th of April 1918 whilst serving in France.
Originally from North Fitzroy, Victoria, Harold enlisted with the 6th Battalion and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Hororata (A20) on 19 October 1914. On 17 April 1918, as he was returning to battalion headquarters and when in La Motte Wood, France, Privatee Davies was mortally wounded by a high explosive shell which landed near him.
He died of wounds on 18 April 1918 at the 15th Casualty Clearing Station, Ebblinghem, France, aged 23 years. He is buried in the Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France
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