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Basil Rayner DAVIES

Regimental number804
Place of birthArmadale, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressToorak, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie A Davies, 292 Williams Road, Toorak, Victoria
Enlistment date25 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 29 September 1918

FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Medals

Military Medal

'For gallant conduct and devotion to duty. This Non Commissioned Officer did excellent work on the 29th September 1918 at BONY. He was sent in charge of a patrol to go forward to the Canal. His patrol came under heavy Machine Gun fire but in spite of this he pushed on and gained very valuable information regarding the location of enemy machine guns. He was also successful in keeping his patrol together, having no casualties.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 135
Date: 11 December 1919

Family/military connectionsBrothers: Lt Alan Cathcart DAVIES, 59th Bn, died of disease, 25 April 1918; Captain George Vernon DAVIES DSO, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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