REGINALD "REG" ELLIOT DAVIES
April 2, 2025
Full name: Reginald Elliot DAVIES
Service number: 215118
Category of service: Australian Regular Army
Date of enlistment: 06 March 1963
Date of discharge: 12 July 1985
Employment: Assistant Instructor, Special Air Service Trooper
Rank on discharge: Warrant Officer, Class One
Postings:
1 Recruit Training Battalion 06 March 1963
Infantry Training Centre 20 June 1963
1 Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment 25 September 1963
5 Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment 01 March 1965
Special Air Service Regiment 21 April 1965
2 Special Air Service Squadron 13 January 1966
Special Air Service Regiment 10 August 1966
1 Special Air Service Squadron 13 January 1971
2 Special Air Service Squadron 19 February 1971
Special Air Service Regiment 11 October 1971
1 Special Air Service Squadron 06 December 1974
Special Air Service Support Squadron 17 December 1975
1 Recruit Training Battalion 06 December 1976
Special Air Service Regiment 29 November 1978
7 Independent Rifle Company 21 May 1981
NORFORCE 1 July 1981
16 RWAR 20 February 1984
Operational Service/Deployment:
New Guinea 17 October 1965 to 27 November 1965
Borneo 25 January 1966 to 10 August 1966
New Guinea 22 July 1967 to 20 August 1967
Vietnam 26 February 1968 to 23 February 1969
New Guinea 09 September 1970 to not recorded
Vietnam 13 January 1971 to 11 October 1971
Honours and Awards
Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasps ‘MALAYSIA’ and ‘VIETNAM’ General Service Medal 1962 with Clasp ‘BORNEO’
Vietnam Medal
Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp ‘PNG’
Defence Force Service Medal with First Clasp
National Medal
Australian Defence Medal
Vietnamese Campaign Medal
Pingat Jasa Malaysia
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation
Infantry Combat Badge
Returned from Active Service Badge
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2706637
https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1249513&c=VIETNAM#R
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Davies_(politician)
