DAVIDSON, Mark
(Service number 6/4021)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 10/11/1895 | Place of Birth | Friockheim, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 November 1915 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | 23 Edward St, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Baker | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 5th Black Watch (Territorials) | ||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | D. Davidson (father), 23 Edward St, Timaru | ||
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 | 10th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | |||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal (1914-20); Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 October 1918 | Age | 23 |
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| Place of Death | Le Cateau, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Honnechy British Cemetery, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of David and Annie Davidson. Born in Forfarshire, Scotland.
For more of Mark'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; SCRoll web submnission by C Hansen
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