Hylton George Leslie "Heck" Davies (1915-1945) was an Australian AIF officer who fell in

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during the Battle of Balikpapan. He had been a top-grade

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footballer who played for Newtown in the NSWRFL in the 1930s.

Rugby career

Davies played four seasons of first grade for Newtown 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. He attained the rank of captain in the Australian Army and he served in

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, The Middle East,

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and

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. Hylton Davies was killed during the Battle of Balikpapan in 1945 when a Japanese mortar shell hit Davies' battalion's headquarters.Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 28/7/1945

Personal

Davies married

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, diving gold medallist at the 1938 Empire Games. She and their son, Ian, survived him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Hylton 1915 births 1945 deaths Newtown Jets players Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from Sydney Australian military personnel killed in World War II Australian rugby league players Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army officers