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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.

Rugby career

Davies played four seasons of first grade for Newtown[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Hylton Davies was killed during the Battle of Balikpapan in 1945 when a Japanese mortar shell hit Davies' battalion's headquarters.[4]

Personal

Davies married Lurline Hook, diving gold medallist at the 1938 Empire Games. She and their son, Ian, survived him.[3]

References

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  1. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. Шаблон:ISBN
  2. WW2 Nominal Roll (Hylton Davies) http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=125890Шаблон:Dead link
  3. 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite news
  4. Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 28/7/1945