| Regimental number | 7/835 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oamaru |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Timaru |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29.5 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Davidson, Tauranga |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 19 Apimara on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs William Davidson, 33 Home Street, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Cairo, 15 June 1915 (conjunctivitis); discharged to Details, Zeitoun, 23 August 1915. Arrived Gallipoli, 28 August 1915, and posted to 8th Mounted Rifles Regiment. Reported missing28 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Missing, believed dead'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20995479 |