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George DAVIDSON (1881 - 1917)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Hilda Elenor Florence DAVIDSON ( - 2001)
John Ernest DAVIDSON (1914 - 1937)
George DAVIDSON (1881 - 1917)

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Florence Ethel WRIGHT (1888 - 1973)
John DAVIDSON











Ellen (DAVIDSON)












b. abt 1881 at Northumberland, England
m. 1906 Florence Ethel WRIGHT (1888 - 1973) at Queensland, Australia
d. 1917 at Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium aged 36
Near Relatives of George DAVIDSON (1881 - 1917)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law James WRIGHT 1940 Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Mother in Law Betsy GODDING 1941 Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Father John DAVIDSON
Mother Ellen (DAVIDSON)

Self George DAVIDSON abt 1881 Northumberland, England 1917 Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium 36

Wife Florence Ethel WRIGHT 1888 Queensland, Australia 1973 Queensland, Australia 85

Daughter Hilda Elenor Florence DAVIDSON 2001 Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Son John Ernest DAVIDSON 1914 Queensland, Australia 1937 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 23

Son in Law John Theodore JENSEN 1902 Queensland, Australia 1970 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 68

Events in George DAVIDSON (1881 - 1917)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
Birth of daughter Hilda Elenor Florence DAVIDSON Note 1
abt 1881 George DAVIDSON was born Northumberland, England Ancestry trees
1906 25 Married Florence Ethel WRIGHT (aged 18) Queensland, Australia Note 2 18
1914 33 Birth of son John Ernest DAVIDSON Queensland, Australia Note 3 18
1916 35 Military Service Note 4
1917 36 George DAVIDSON died Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium Note 5 60
Note 1: POSSIBLE
QLD bdm - 1911 C5996 Hilda Davidson Christina Vass Davidson
OR
1915 C8783 Florence Hilda Davidson Julia Davidson
Note 2: Qld bmd - 1906 C2094 George Davidson Florence Ethel Wright
Note 3: 1914 C8524 John Ernest Davidson George Florence Ethel Wright
Note 4: George DAVIDSON

Regimental number 2676
Place of birth Rothbery England
Religion Methodist
Occupation Farmer
Address Mackay, Queensland
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 35
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Florence Ethel Davidson, Mackay PO, Mackay, Queensland
Enlistment date 7 October 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 41st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/58/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 41st Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 16 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records 36
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 133
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: John and Ellen DAVIDSON, husband of Florence Ethel DAVIDSON, Gargett, via Makcay, Queensland. Native of Pinnacle, Mackay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Note 5: Mackay Daily Mercury 7 Oct 1938
IN MEMORIAM.
DAVIDSON.— In loving memory of our
dear son and Step-son, John Ernest,
Who departed this life October 7th,
1937.
Dearest of memories fond and true,
Remain in our hearts, dear Jack, of
you.
Many a thought brings a silent tear,
Longing for you, whom we loved dear.
(Inserted by his loving mother and
, step-father, F. E. and A. W. Herrigan).
DAVIDSON.— In loving memory of my
dearly loved only brother, Jack, who
departed this life October 7th, 1937.
Also my dear Dad, George Davidson,
of 41st Batt., killed in action October 17th, 1917.
I could not even say good-bye,
Which I always will regret,
But the hearts of those who loved you
Are those that will not forget.
(Inserted by his loving sister and
brother-in-law, daughter and son-in-
law, Hilda and Jack Jenson, Bowen).
Source References:
18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Qld bmd - 1906 C2094 George Davidson Florence Ethel Wright
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Mackay Daily Mercury 7 Oct 1938
IN MEMORIAM.
DAVIDSON.— In loving memory of our
dear son and Step-son, John Ernest,
Who departed this life October 7th,
1937.
Dearest of memories fond and true,
Remain in our hearts, dear Jack, of
you.
Many a thought brings a silent tear,
Longing for you, whom we loved dear.
(Inserted by his loving mother and
, step-father, F. E. and A. W. Herrigan).
DAVIDSON.— In loving memory of my
dearly loved only brother, Jack, who
departed this life October 7th, 1937.
Also my dear Dad, George Davidson,
of 41st Batt., killed in action October 17th, 1917.
I could not even say good-bye,
Which I always will regret,
But the hearts of those who loved you
Are those that will not forget.
(Inserted by his loving sister and
brother-in-law, daughter and son-in-
law, Hilda and Jack Jenson, Bowen).