DAVIDSON, Roy
| Service Number: | 2219 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eden, New South Wales, 1 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Eden, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Eden Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 25 July 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2219, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2219, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney | |
| 25 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2219, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2219 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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"...2219 Private Roy Davidson of Eden, NSW. A labourer before enlisting in June 1915, Pte Davidson served with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front, and was reported missing at Pozieres sometime between the 22 and 25 July 1916. Pte Davidson's remains were never found, however it is believed that he was killed by a shell alongside two other members of the battalion." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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