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DAVISON, Alexander Hubert Hawdon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 37113 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1917, Enlisted at Unley, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 28 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peters College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 3 February 1980, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Blakiston (St. James) Anglican Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Crown Lands Department WW1 Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37113, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Unley, SA | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37113, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37113, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From re-enforcements | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, In France | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 37113 | |
| 7 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 37113, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hubert Hawdon Davison and Adelaide Hawdon Davison nee Buttrose of Mount Gambier, SA
On 12 March 1921 Alexander married Florence Mabel Bosisto in the Parkside Methodist Church, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Norman disembarked on 15 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal