DAVISON, Leslie Percival
(Service number 64989)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 30/12/1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | 20 | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Main South Road, Sockburn, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Insurance Surveyor, State Fire Insurance Office | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | W.J. Davison (father), Main South Road, Sockburn | ||
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 | A Company, 33rd Reinfoircements, Auckland Infantry Regiment | ||
| Date | 31 December 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 99 Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland | |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European 1918 | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 August 1918 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Bapaume area, France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Remembered on his family headstone in St Saviour's Anglican churchyard, Templeton, Christchurch | ||
Biographical Notes
"Rifleman Leslie Percival Davison, the only son of Mr and Mrs. W. J. Davison, of Sockburn, died of wounds on August 26, aged 21 years. He joined the State Fire Office, Christchurch, as a cadet some four years ago, and was looked upon as a most promising officer whose natural ability would fit him for the highest positions. Of splendid physique he excelled in sports and was a very successful bowler for the Riccarton Senior Eleven. Among his friends and fellow workers he was admired for his sterling character and his generous and kindly nature. He enlisted on his twentieth birthday, but had to undergo an operation, from which he quickly recovered. He left New Zealand with the 33rd Reinforcements, and was afterwards posted to the Rifle Brigade. He had been in France only a short time when he was wounded." - from 'Public Service Journal', 21 October 1918, p. 492, online at https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/public-service-at-war/obituaries
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [accessed 7 May 2024]; NZ Defence Force Records (Archives NZ ref. R20996025); Public Service Journal', 21 October 1918, p. 492, online at https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/public-service-at-war/obituaries [accessed 7 May 2024]
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