| Regimental number | 3/663 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Draughtsman |
| Address | Queen Street, Northcote, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.4 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Davidson, Queen Street, Northcote, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in A Company, 3rd Regiment, CRO, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Medical Corps, Ambulance/No 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT24 Mauganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 13 June 1915; disembarked Suez, 23 July 1915. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 21 September 1915 (diarrhea); transferred to Lady Godley's Home, Alexandria, 6 October 1915; discharged to duty, 25 October 1915. Detached to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 2 November 1915. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, 7 November 1915 (not yet diagnosed), and discharged to duty same day. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, 5 March 1916 (bronchial catarrh); transferred to Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 10 March 1916; discharged to duty, NZ General Hospital, 22 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 9 June 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 19 June 1916. Detailed 'On Command', NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 28 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 August 1916; joined No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, in the field, 21 September 1916. Found guilty, 6 November 1916, of being in possession of trench stores (thigh boots) behind the lines: forfeited 7 days' pay (gross). Detached to 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 23 January 1917. Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, 13 March 1917 (influenza), and transferred to 3rd Australian Rest Station; discharged to duty, 23 March 1917. Rejoined No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 25 June 1917. On leave to England, 15 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 31 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried; grave subsequently lost. War service: 2 years 153 days (of which 853 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Ambulance/No 2 NZ Stationary Hospital |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995515 |