Evan Henry DAVIES

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DAVIES, Evan Henry

Service Number:	1766
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	12th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	influenza and malaria, Egypt, 12 January 1919, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Grave Q. 249. INSCRIPTION - THY WILL BE DONE
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

2 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1766, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1766, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
12 Jan 1919:	Involvement Trooper, 1766, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1766 awm_unit: 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1919-01-12

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Evan was the son of Thomas Davies of Tygwyn, Nantyffin, Brechfa, Nantgaredig, Carmarthen, Wales, and the late Margaret Davies.

He had emigrated to Australia prior to the war, and worked at New South Wales as a labourer. Evan enlisted into the 2nd Light Horse at Sydney on 10 January 1916. Evan arrived in Egypt in June 1916, and was posted to the 12th Light Horse, which was attached to the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade. Evan took part in the advance into Palestine from March 1917 onwards, where the Light Horse built a strong reputation for itself. He survived the fighting, but became seriously ill in December 1918, being given 14 days leave to recover. Evan became worse though, and died of influenza and malaria in hospital at Cairo on 12 January 1919, aged 28. He was buried by Reverend J. H. MacGoun at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt the same day.

He is remembered on the Brechfa War Memorial.
Brechfa is an ancient village, situated at the top of the Cothi Valley, about 12 miles north-east of Carmarthen. The village is surrounded by Brechfa Forest. The 1922 published Carmarthen County War Memorial roll named one casualty from Brechfa who fell during the Great War.

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