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DAVIDSON, William Robert

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	27 March 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 January 1890
Home Town:	Glenferrie, Victoria
Schooling:	South Melbourne and West Melbourne (King Street) State Schools, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Grain salesman
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 August 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

27 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
12 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
10 Aug 1915:	Involvement Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Aug 1915:	Embarked Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, RMS Persia, Melbourne
9 Nov 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, BW to leg. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 31 January 1916.
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
6 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
1 Feb 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First)
3 Jun 1917:	Honoured Military Cross
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines
16 Aug 1917:	Involvement Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-08-16

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