Ronald Charles “Bob” Davies
Sergeant · NZ #12515 · T2 Patrol
| Rank | Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #12515 |
| Patrol | T2 Patrol |
| Known as | “Bob” |
| Born | 1915-05-03 |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/118203 |
What this roll records
Wounded, with Lance-Corporal R. A. Ramsay, when T2 patrol’s base camp south of Ksar Rhilane was destroyed by enemy aircraft during the Tunisian reconnaissance, February 1943. Source: ‘The Eighth Army Advance / Reconnaissance in Tunisia’, Episodes & Studies Vol. 1 (NZ official war history).
Confirmed.
Patrol T2: "Tpr R.C. Davies" (Ron), T2 Patrol, wounded at Ksar Rhilane, Tunisia. Patrol from Brendan O'Carroll, "The Long Range Desert Group in North Africa".
Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Full name Ronald Charles Davies. Clerk in civilian life; served with the 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment. AWMM records his rank as Sergeant. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Rank raised to Sergeant (final rank per AWMM Online Cenotaph).
The Kiwi Scorpions (Brendan O'Carroll): Sgt R. C. Davies — clerk, Picton; born Picton, 3 May 1915; wounded 28 Jan 1943.
Clerk, of Picton; born Picton, 3 May 1915. Wounded 28 Jan 1943. Source: Episodes & Studies Vol. 1 (biographical notes).
New Zealand (A) Squadron, LRDG — T2 Patrol at disbandment, 10 December 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix IV, New Zealand (A) Squadron Disbandment Roll, 10 December 1943).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 3 (Embarkations 1 Jul 1940–31 Mar 1941), p.116. Unit history: Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry.
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