DAVIDSON, Arthur
(Service number 6/2113)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 24/07/1893 | Place of Birth | Friockheim, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 February 1915 | Age | 22 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Archer St, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Factory hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | David Davidson (father), 11 Archer St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli, Western Front | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 September 1916 | Age | 23 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemegtery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of David and Annie Davidson, 22 Edward St, Timaru. Native of Forfarshire, Scotland. Davidson's unit arrived in the Dardanelles around 9 Aug 1915.
For more of Arthur's story and additional images, see the attached submission by C Hansen.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [January 2014]; Submission by C Hansen, 13 March 2025
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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