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Thomas Alan DAVIDSON

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Date of birth09 October 1881
Date of death08 August 1915
Mothers nameElizabeth
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameDavid Davidson
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Cause of deathKilled in action
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Last known residenceLevin
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Gallipoli Medallion
Place of birthDunedin, Otago, New Zealand
OccupationSoldier Drill Instructor on permanent staff of the NZ Military Forces then in furniture trade in Levin
Place of deathWalden's Point, Northern Anzac, Gallipoli
Date of arrival overseas03 December 1914
Theatres of warGallipoli
Place of embarkationWellington on 'TS Arawa'
SurnameDAVIDSON
War memorialWeraroa Peace Gates, Levin
Place enlistedWanganui
Christian namesThomas Alan
Place of arrival overseasAlexandria, Egypt
Overseas memorialChunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial reference 17
SchoolDunedin Technical 2 April 1897 - 1898
WarsWW1
Service number10/1124
ReligionAnglican
Date enlisted30 August 1914
Final rank2nd Lieutenant/SSM
Regiment or service9 Hawkes Bay Coy, Wellington Infantry Bn, Main Body
Embarkation date16 October 1914
User reference9.117

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Initially enlisted on 26 April 1912, Invercargill.

Died aged 35 years. Reported missing 8 August 1915.

On Permanent Staff prior to enlistment.

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Probate: Filed 19 Feb 1917 Wellington Court; Drill Instructor, Levin.

Last Employer: Strang & Co, Esk St, Invercargill. Furniture Dealers & Woodware Factory.

Previous Military Training: 12 years NZ Volunteers, Territorial, 8th Regt.

Height: 5’11’.

Chest: 38”.

Complexion: Fair.

Eyes: Blue/Grey.

Hair: Fair to Mouse Brown.

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