| Regimental number | 11/1141 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Napier |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Wairoa, Hawke's Bay |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27.9 |
| Height | 5' 6.75" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Margaret Davidson, Hastings Street, Napier |
| Previous military service | Served in 10th New Zealand Mounted Rifles; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitomo on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret Davidson, 198 Hastings Street, Napier |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined unit at Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Reported wounded, Anzac Cove, 27 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 17 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 27 August 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20995497 |