Basil DAVIDGE

DAVIDGE, Basil

Service Number: 5075
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion
Born: Grafton, NSW, Australia, 1899
Home Town: Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling: Marrickvale
Occupation: Carter
Died: Killed in Action, France, 29 August 1916
Cemetery: Serre Road Cemetery No.1
Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

31 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 5075, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 5075, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Basil was born in 1899 and was only 17 years of age when he was killed. His older brother was

DAVIDGE, Pte. Cecil Richmond, 6504. 34th Bn. KIA 3rd/4th April, 1918. Age 24. Son of Alfred and Clara Davidge, of Moreton St., Belmore, New South Wales. Born at Casino, New South Wales. Villers Bretonneux-France.