Karl Nilsson DAVIDSON

Regimental number10/882
Date of birth9 August 1894
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLaw clerk
AddressTaumarunui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, George A Davidson, Taumarunui
Previous military serviceServed in C Company, 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles), Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George A. and Ida Clotilde Davidson, District High School, Dargaville, Auckland. Native of Taumarunui, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995512

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