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Sarah Davidson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sarah AWMM
  • Surname
    Davidson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Sadie AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 206979 AWMM
  • Gender
    Female AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 206979 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Sarah 'Sadie' Davidson was a New Zealand Registered Nurse, and served with the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service during the Second World War, she was attached to the 2 Australian Imperial Force. She died of injuries recieved after her car collided with a train, while she was serving in the Middle East.

    Prior to her enlistment she was an Auckland nurse who spent two years at Rawene, and twelve in Auckland. She was in Britain for a holiday, when war broke out and she joined the Queen Alexander's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Daughter of Mr and Mrs. R. Davidson of Hikurangi. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    29 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
    Cairo, Lower Egypt AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Kantara War Memorial Cemetery AWMM

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