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DAVIDSON, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3157 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | St Arnaurd, Victoria, Australia, 4 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Arnaud State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Medical Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 November 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row A, Grave 3 Chaplain A.P. Blanden officiated Headstone inscription reads: Dick you are ever remembered, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3157, 6th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 3157, 6th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 3157, 6th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 21 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3157, 6th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3157 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-11-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Harding Davidson and Mary Jane Davidson. Next of kin given as his sister Maud Fletcher nee Davidson of 144 Fergie Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria. Brother of W.S. Davidson of 11 Tranmere Street, Murrumbeena, Victoria
Date of promotion to Lance Corporal is unknown
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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