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DAVIS, Hector Reginald Walter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX11608, S213393 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 19 May 1904 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Illness whilst a prisoner of war, Sandakan Borneo, 23 February 1945, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bendigo Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Mar 1941: | Involvement Corporal, SX11608 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1941: | Involvement Corporal, S213393 | |
| 4 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 4 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX11608, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| 23 Feb 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX11608, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), 4 Reserve Motor Transport Coy | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hector Reginald Walter Pickman DAVIS was born in Carlton in Victoria on 19th May, 1904
His parents were Walter James Pickman DAVIS & Jane Harriet BUTTERY
He married Melba Leila Daphne MINIHAN in South Australia in 1928
Hector died of Illness in Sandakan, Borneo on 23rd February, 1945 as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese
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