Philip Davey
Corporal, 10th Battalion (South Australia) Australian Imperial Force
- Register No.
- 306 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Corporal all Corporals →
- Unit
- 10th Battalion (South Australia) Australian Imperial Force (register: 10th Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 28 June 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 17th August, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 10th October 1896 at Goodwood, South Australia
- Died
- 21st December 1953 at Adelaide, South Australia
- Memorial / grave
- at Australian Imperial Force's Cemetery, Adelaide and on the Australian War Memorial at Canberra, Australia
- Medal held by
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
Digest of citation
On 28th June, 1918 at Merris, France, when an enemy machine gun was causing heavy casualties, Corporal Davey moved forward in the face of fierce point-blank fire, and attacked the gun with hand-grenades, putting half the crew out of action. Having used all available grenades, he fetched a further supply and again attacked the gun, the crew which had meantime been reinforced. He killed all eight of the crew and captured the gun, which he then used to repel a determined counter-attack, during which he was severely wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DAVEY, Philip. (reg No. 306).
Corporal. 10th Battalion (South Australia) Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on 17th August, 1918.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Born on 10th October 1896 at Goodwood, South Australia.
Died on 21st December 1953 at Adelaide, South Australia.
Memorial on grave at Australian Imperial Force's Cemetery, Adelaide and on the Australian War Memorial at Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: On 28th June, 1918 at Merris, France, when an enemy machine gun was causing heavy casualties, Corporal Davey moved forward in the face of fierce point-blank fire, and attacked the gun with hand-grenades, putting half the crew out of action. Having used all available grenades, he fetched a further supply and again attacked the gun, the crew which had meantime been reinforced. He killed all eight of the crew and captured the gun, which he then used to repel a determined counter-attack, during which he was severely wounded.
Additional information:. Corporal Davey also held the Military Medal (MM).
Additional information
Corporal Davey also held the Military Medal (MM).
Australia.
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