DAVIES Frederick

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

Frederick Davies enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 20th August 1915 at Holdsworth, New South Wales, Australia.  On his attestation paper he gave his place of birth as Hereford, England, his age as 30 years and 11 months and his occupation as a storeman.  He was single and his next of kin was his mother, Sarah Davies, Alameda, Hebb Street, Britannia Square, Worcester, England.  Frederick was 5ft 3½ inches tall with a fresh complexion, brown eyes and dark brown hair.  He embarked at Sydney on 8th March 1916 and joined the 53rd Battalion in the Mediterranean on 20th April 1916.  The battalion sailed from Alexandria, Egypt on the Royal George on 19th June 1916, arriving in Marseilles, France on 28th June.  Frederick was posted missing on 28th July 1916 and was certified killed in action in the field on that date following an army Court of Inquiry held on 2nd September 1917.

Australian Service Records Reference: Barcode 1899744 Series Accession No B2455 Location: Canberra
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A photograph of Private F. Davies of Worcester can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 28th October 1916, available at Worcestershire Archives.