DAVIDSON, Charles Alexander
(Service number 73678)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/11/1897 | Place of Birth | Mosgiel |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 100 The Terrace, Wellington | ||
| Occupation | Telegraphist | ||
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| Next of Kin | M. DAVIDSON (mother), Factory Road, Mosgiel | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 40th Reinforcements, Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 10 July 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 November 1986 | Age | 89 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Mangere Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Alexander Davidson was the son of Alexander and Margaret Davidson. In 1915 he was a postal cadet at Waimate. He married Mavis Grace Holmes in 1930 at Gisborne.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 November 2018]; information from Ken Elliot, 18 September 2018
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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