Regimental number | 1600 |
Place of birth | Tunbridge, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ross, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6.125" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Davidson, Ross, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 2 years service in the Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 20), Egypt. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Ross Cemetery, Tasmania. Parents: Robert C. (d. 5 July 1912, aged 50; bu. Ross Cemetery) and Elizabeth (d. 3 June 1967, aged 84; bu. Ross Cemetery )DAVIDSON |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 12th Bn, Gallipoli, 25 may 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 6 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to No 2 Field Amulance, Tel el Kebir, 22 January 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to A&NZ convalescent Depot, Helouan, 2 February 1916; discharged to duty, 16 February 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 21 February 1916; transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 25 February 1916; condition listed as 'dangerously ill', 25 March 1916. Died of anaemia, 29 March 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIDSON Clarence Gordon |