DAVISON, Arthur
| Service Number: | 157 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle-On-Tyne, England, United Kingdom, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Darlington Grammar School, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Bapaume, France, 8 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Grave XII. L. 9. INSCRIPTION THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF THE LATE JOHN AND GRACE DAVISON BLYTH, NORTH'D. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 157, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 157, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 157, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 8 Mar 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-03-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Possible birth record.
Births Jun 1884 Davison Arthur Newcastle T. 10b 63
Births Dec 1884 Davison Arthur Newcastle T. 10b 76
56th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [Regimental number
157]
He was 32 and the son of Grace Davison, of 2, Woodside, Hexham, Northumberland, England, and the late John Davison.
Age on arrival in Australia 27
Address
c/o C F Clark, Langley, Malvern Avenue, Chatswood, New South Wales
Previous military service-Served in the Northumberland Territorials
Enlistment date 18 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Lance Corporal
Unit name 2nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/19/1
Age at embarkation 30
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll 2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll-56th Battalion
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Middle name may have been Hayworth-mother aka Jessie?
He is one of three Australian soldier casualties of the Great War who are honoured on the Blyth War Memorial.
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