Joseph Hampton DAVIDSON

Regimental number10/2417
Date of birth9 July 1891
Place of birthWaikaia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFireman
AddressClyde Street, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinFather, A H Davidson, Waikaia
Previous military serviceServed in Samoan Advance; served in Railway Engineers, Territorial Force..
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs A.H. Davidson, Howard Street, Gore
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 24 January 1916, concluded: 'Missing, now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Samoan Adv and Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20995517