Leslie DAVIDSON

DAVIDSON, Leslie

Service Number: 37
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
Born: Not yet discovered
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Brisbane Grammar School Boer War Honour Board
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 37, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
1 Mar 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 37, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
21 Jun 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 37, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Leslie Davidson served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service was as a Private S.N. 37 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry. Second service was as a Private S.N. 640 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.

Newspaper report from 16 May 1902 notes that he remained in South Africa for further service when the 6th QIB embarked on 17 May 1902 to return to Australia. His actual date of discharge is unknown but is assumed to be date unit was officially disbanded.

(source- AWM Bore War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 467 & 518).

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