| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Davidson, Bannerman Street, Neutral Bay, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | Field Company Engineers, September 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Unit not entered on nominal roll |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row C, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Grace Emily DAVIDSON, California Square, Hurraba Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales. Born at Sydney, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917; disembarked Suez, 15 December 1917. Entrained Suez, 9 January 1918, and embarked Port Said, the same day; disembarked Southampton, England, 30 January 1918, and marched into No 3 Camp Details, Parkhouse, the same day. Admitted to Delhi Hospital, Parkhouse, 31 January 1918; marched into No 3 Camp Details, 6 February 1918. Attended course of defensive measures against gas, No 1 Area Gas School, Chisledon, 9 February 1918; qualified 1st Class, 16 February 1918. Marched out of No 3 Camp Details, 9 March 1918; marched into Engineers Training Depot, Brightlingsea, 9 March 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 April 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 4 April 1918. Proceeded to unit, 10 April 1918; taken on strength of 4th Field Company, Australian Engineers, 11 April 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Buried by Reverend H.H. Harper, Hamelet Communal Cemetery. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIDSON Eric Sinclair |
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