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Cenotaph record

Douglas Athol Davison

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel D_003. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel D_003. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Athol AWMM
  • Surname
    Davison AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    263694 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
    Unknown AWMM Whatoro, Dargaville, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. Davison (mother), Whatoro, Dargaville, North Auckland, new Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    263694 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William Whitecross Davison and Elizabeth Davison, of Whatoro AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 October 1943 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Aegean Islands, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Levitha, Dodecanese Islands, Greece Public - Graeme - Other relative - 3 June 2022 - Family papers
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Saw plaque commemorating Douglas Athol Davison on Levitha island in Greece. Contact if require a photo.
    Public - Richard - 3 May 2016
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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/2106035
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 11: WW2 unknown page AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
05 August 2022JohnPebble BeachResearcher
03 June 2022GraemeRotoruaOther relative
24 April 2020NealAucklandOther relative
03 May 2016RichardBroadstairs, UKOther

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