DAVISON, James
| Service Number: | 2910 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Glenfield, Campbelltown Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Primary School & Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2910, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2910, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
James DAVISON (Service Number 2910) was born on 17 May 1893. He began his career with the Railways on 26 November 1910 as an apprentice clerk. By 19 June 1914, he was promoted to clerk. He joined the AIF on 1 January 1916, at the age of 22, embarking from Melbourne on 14 March 1916, on HMAT ‘Anchises’ A68. He later embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on 20 June 1916 and disembarked at Marseilles on 30 June 1916.
He died, in the field in Belgium on 26/27 September 1917, at the age of 24. One of his friends later confirmed that he had seen him die, that he had been ‘hit by a shell’. However, this friend had no knowledge of burial, and unfortunately, no such knowledge was acquired.
Submitted 13 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
James DAVISON (Service Number 2910) was born on 17th May 1893. He began his career with the Railways on 26th November 1910 as an apprentice clerk. By 19th June 1914, he had been promoted to clerk. He joined the AIF on 1st January 1916 at the age of 22. He embarked inth Melbourne on 14 March 1916 on HMAT ‘Anchises’ A68. He later embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria (Egypt) on 20th June 1916 and disembarked at Marseilles (France) on 30th June 1916.
He became ill and was taken to the hospital in France on 8th August 1916. He re-joined his unit on 22nd August 1916. He was sent to the 3rd Army Sniping School on 9th July 1917. He re-joined his unit on 22nd July. He went to the UK for leave on 3rd August 1917 and returned on 3rd September 1917.
He was reported wounded and missing in action on 26th September. It was not until late in 1918 that it was determined that he had died. This was in the field in Belgium on 26th or 27th September 1917 at the age of 24. One of his friends later confirmed that he had seen him die. He had been ‘hit by a shell’. However, this friend had no knowledge of burial. There is still no knowledge of any burial.
His sister, who was then his next of kin, was sent the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his service, together with some of his personal items, including a scarf and a cigarette case. He is commemorated in Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
Biography contributed by John Oakes
James DAVISON (Service Number 2910) was born on 17th May 1893. He began his career with the Railways on 26th November 1910 as an apprentice clerk. By 19th June 1914, he had been promoted to clerk. He joined the AIF on 1st January 1916 at the age of 22. He embarked inth Melbourne on 14 March 1916 on HMAT ‘Anchises’ A68. He later embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria (Egypt) on 20th June 1916 and disembarked at Marseilles (France) on 30th June 1916.
He became ill and was taken to the hospital in France on 8th August 1916. He re-joined his unit on 22nd August 1916. He was sent to the 3rd Army Sniping School on 9th July 1917. He re-joined his unit on 22nd July. He went to the UK for leave on 3rd August 1917 and returned on 3rd September 1917.
He was reported wounded and missing in action on 26th September. It was not until late in 1918 that it was determined that he had died. This was in the field in Belgium on 26th or 27th September 1917 at the age of 24. One of his friends later confirmed that he had seen him die. He had been ‘hit by a shell’. However, this friend had no knowledge of burial. There is still no knowledge of any burial.
His sister, who was then his next of kin, was sent the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his service, together with some of his personal items, including a scarf and a cigarette case. He is commemorated in Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.