Hylton Davies

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Hylton George Leslie "Heck" Davies (1915-1945) was an Australian AIF officer who fell in WWII during the Battle of Balikpapan. He had been a top-grade rugby league footballer who played for Newtown in the NSWRFL in the 1930s.

FullnameHylton George Leslie Davies
Born(1915-12-28)28 December 1915
Died16 July 1945(1945-07-16) (aged 29)
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Hylton Davies
Personal information
Full nameHylton George Leslie Davies
Born(1915-12-28)28 December 1915
Died16 July 1945(1945-07-16) (aged 29)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1936–39 Newtown 22 1 0 0 3
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1936 Metropolis 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
Military career
Allegiance Australia
Branch
 Australian Army
Service years
1939-1945
Rank
Captain
UnitSecond Australian Imperial Force
Conflicts
Spouse
(m. 1939)
RelativesJack Davies (brother)
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Rugby career

Davies played four seasons of first grade for Newtown[2] between 1936 and 1939 before his war service.

Military service

Davies enlisted in the AIF in late 1939 and didn't play rugby league again.[3] He attained the rank of captain in the Australian Army and he served in Great Britain, Syria, The Middle East, Kokoda Track, Lae and Borneo.[4]

Hylton Davies was killed during the Battle of Balikpapan in 1945 when a Japanese mortar shell hit Davies' battalion's headquarters.[5]

Personal

Davies married Lurline Hook, diving gold medallist at the 1938 Empire Games. She and their son, Ian, survived him.[4]

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