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DAVISON, Kenneth Ross
(Service number 55445)

Lance Corporal Kenneth Davison, circa 1918 to 1919 — (Courtesy of C Boulton. South Canterbury Museum L2015/005.001)

Kenneth Davison and others of the 28th Reinforcements, NZEF — Probably taken in New Zealand prior to Davison's embarkation in July 1917. On the reverse appears the annotation "To Mother, From Pte K R Davison, 11th Platoon C Company, 28th Reinforcements" (Courtesy of C Boulton, South Canterbury Museum L2015/005.002)

Kenneth Davison (right end of front row) and others — The group are probably all members of the 28th Reinforcements, pictured in front of their training barracks in New Zealand prior to their embarkation in July 1917. (Courtesy of C Boulton. South Canterbury Museum L2015/005.003)

Kenneth Davison (bottom right) and others — The group are probably all members of the 28th Reinforcements, pictured in front of their training barracks in New Zealand prior to their embarkation in July 1917. (Courtesy of C Boulton. South Canterbury Museum L2015/005.004)

Kenneth Davison (centre) and others, probably pictured during training in 1917 — (Courtesy of C Boulton. South Canterbury Museum L2015/005.005)

Kenneth Davison and others, pictured celebrating Xmas in hospital, circa 1918 — Davison is pictured under a faint ink "x", seventh from the left (between two nurses).

The reverse is annotated "in England". (Courtesy of C Boulton. South Canterbury Museum L2015/005.006)

Military discharge certificate for Kenneth Davison, 1919 — (Courtesy of C Boulton. South Canterbury Museum L2015/005.007)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	18/11/1896	Place of Birth	Kingsdown

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Farm hand
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	J. R. DAVISON (father), Kingsdown, Timaru
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	28th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date	26 July 1917
Transport	Ulimaroa
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Plymouth, England

Other Units Served With
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Military Awards

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Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

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Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	7 December 1952	Age	56 yrs
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 54, Plot 759
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Kenneth Ross DAVISON was a son of Joseph Ross and Annie (nee CROMIE) DAVISON.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [29 May 2014]

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