Hylton Davies

Hylton George Leslie "Heck" Davies (1915-1945) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s.

Hylton Davies
Personal information
Full nameHylton George Leslie Davies
Born(1915-12-28)28 December 1915
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died16 July 1945(1945-07-16) (aged 29)
Balikpapan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies
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]

Davies played 4 seasons of First Grade for Newtown [2] between 1936-1939 before war service. Davies enlisted in the AIF in late 1939 and never played Rugby League again.[3]

War service

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]

References

  1. "Hylton Davies - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
  3. WW2 Nominal Roll (Hylton Davies) http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=125890
  4. NORTHER STAR(Lismore) 24/7/45 Obituary H.G.Davies https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/99177471?searchTerm=hylton%20davies&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
  5. Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 28/7/1945


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