We remember James Donald Davidson

We remember James Donald Davidson

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
birth Waverley Hotel 25 Union Street Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland United Kingdom Source:9253854 10th November 1889
1891
dates Age 1 Source:9253441 5th April 1891
1891
location Union Street Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland United Kingdom parents address Source:9253441 5th April 1891
1901
dates Age 11 Source:9253445 31st March 1901
1901
location 39 Union Street Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland United Kingdom other group residence address Source:9253445 31st March 1901
1914
service British Army Private 1890 Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn Source:9253444 1914 - 18th May 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9253444 19th February 1915 - 18th May 1915
1915
dates Age 25 Source:7517141 17th May 1915
1915
death Killed in Action During the Battle of Festubert. He was hit by a shell beside his best friend Lance Corporal Donald Melven, who also died . Festubert Pas de Calais France Source:7517141 Source:9253854 Source:9253444 17th May 1915
burial Le Touret Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France PANEL 41 & 42 Source:7517141

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James Donald
Initials JD
Last Name Davidson
Source 7517141
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
39 Union Street Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland United Kingdom other group residence address known 31st March 1901
Union Street Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland United Kingdom parents address known 5th April 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1890 Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emily Umpleby mother
Donald Davidson father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription david37172
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription david37172
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription david37172

External Evidence

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STEEL & TARTAN david37172

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Memorial plaque, Inverness Cathedral Geoffrey575

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