DAVISON, George
(Service number 16079)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs H.P Moyle (sister), St Andrews | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 15th Reinforcements NZ Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 December 1917 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | The Huts Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial Wall, Timaru; Southburn School War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of James & Sarah Davison of Southburn, Waimate
Sources
Cenotaph Jan 2014
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
Currently Assigned to
PG
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