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Cenotaph record

Gordon John Davidson

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Portrait - Kindly provided by the Otahuhu College Archives. This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait - Kindly provided by the Otahuhu College Archives. This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gordon John AWMM
  • Surname
    Davidson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    643148 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male 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
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    643148 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Jun 1940 AWMM Driver/Military AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2

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
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died as the result of illness AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Gordon Davidson was the son of Eileen Doris Davidson, and stepson of Samuel Davidson, of Auckland, New Zealand; grandson of Mary T. Brook of Northcote, Auckland.

    Attended Otahuhu Primary and Otahuhu Technical High School (1937 - 39). He was interested in football. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 July 1945 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Bari, Italy AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bari War Cemetery, Italy AWMM XVI. F. 6. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2203328
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.37 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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