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DAVIDSON, William Linklater
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1796 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Aberdeen Scotland, January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Engine driver |
| Died: | "War service related", Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 8 June 1948 |
| Cemetery: |
Lithgow General Cemetery, Bowenfels, New South Wales |
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World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1796, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1796, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1796, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 4 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
| 6 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
| 7 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
| 11 Dec 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, Montbrehain, 'During the operations near BEAUREVOIR and MONTBREHAIN covering the period 3rd to 6th October, 1918, this N.C.O. displayed great coolness, valour and keen devotion to duty. Whilst in charge of a Linesmen's relay post 2nd Corporal DAVIDSON worked under heavy enemy shell fire and through hours of darkness in laying and maintaining forward telephone lines. Throughout the operations he displayed great leadership initiative and courage resulting in unbroken communication between line Battalions and Brigade, over critical periods of the operations and the inspiration of his linesmen to great efforts.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 135 | |
| 13 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 1796, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, 3rd MD |
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