DAVIES, Sydney Warrington
| Service Number: | 227 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 October 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 227, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 227, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: Incorrectly recorded on original roll as Sydney Warrington Davis | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 227, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 24 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 227, 29th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Sydney Warrington DAVIES was born at South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria in 1897
His parents were John DAVIES & Florence HILL
He had 4 years previous service in the Senior Cadets before he enlisted in Melbourne on 12th July, 1915 & embarked with the 29th Infantry Battalion, A Company on the HMAT Ascanius on 10th November, 1915
He was Killed in Action in France on 24th October,1916 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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IN MEMORIAM
DAVIES - A tribute of esteem to the memory of my late comrade, Private Sydney W. Davies, Machine gun section, 8th Infantry Brigade, Killed in Action in France, 24th October, 1916
"He gave his life for freedom, God grant it is not in vain
In peace a friend, in war a patriot - at all times, a man"
H. Summers, late A.I.F.
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DAVIES - In sad and loving memory of Sydney Warrington Davies, killed in action in France, October 24, 1916
"Till the day dawns"
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