DAVIES, Herbert Victor
| Service Number: | 9298 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 16 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Hurstbridge, Nillumbik, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brunswick Road State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. Spine & Paraplegia, The King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, England , 6 January 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, London England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kangaroo Ground Shire of Eltham Tower of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 9298, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 9298, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 6th January…… Herbert Victor William Davies was born at Brunswick, Victoria on 16th October, 1889.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th August, 1915 as a 25 year old, single, Miner (according to information provided by his father for the Roll of Honour – Herbert was a Miner & Engine Driver of Mine machinery) from Hurstbridge, Victoria.
Driver Herbert Victor Davies, Service number 9298, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Wiltshire (A 18) on 18th November, 1915 with the 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Reinforcements & disembarked at Suez on 15th December, 1915 to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force). (Note: The Embarkation Roll has his name as Hubert Victor Davies)
He was transferred to 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 10th Battery from 25th November, 1915.
On 14th March, 1916 Driver Davies proceeded from Alexandria to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 19th March, 1916.
Driver Herbert Victor Davies was wounded in action in France on 15th November, 1916. He was admitted to 36th Casualty Clearing Station on 15th November, 1916 with Concussion & fractured Spine. Driver Davies was transferred to Ambulance Train on 16th November, 1916 & admitted to 6th General Hospital at Rouen, France on 17th November, 1916 with a fractured Spine. He was transferred to England on 18th November, 1916 on Hospital Ship Aberdonian.
He was admitted to The King George Hospital Stamford Street, London, England on 19th November, 1916 – sick severe. The Hospital Admissions form recorded “States Nov 15/16 Shell burst & he was partially buried and quite helpless afterwards. On admission – complete paralysis of back, arms, trunk & both legs….” He was reported to be seriously ill on 22nd November, 1916.
Driver Herbert Victor Davies died at 7.45 pm on 6th January, 1917 at The King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. Spine & Paraplegia.
He was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Nunhead, Greater London, England where 27 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/nunhead.html
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