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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
2nd Lt. Charles Lingard Davidson
British Army 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Adelaide, South Australia
(d.6th Aug 1915)
Lostwithiel 1915
Charles Davidson was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1885. He studied Engineering at the School of Mines & Industries in Adelaide before travelling to England in 1910 to further his studies. His mother's sister lived in Marple Bridge, Stockport, Derbyshire and Charles based himself there before enrolling in Loughborough University.In August 1914 when war broke out he applied for a commission. In the September he was appointed second lieutenant with the 13th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters. In the December the battalion was moved to Lostwithiel in Cornwall.
Charles must have transferred to the 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters the following year as he with them when they sailed to Gallipoli from Liverpool in the July of 1915. He was killed in action in the landing at Suvla Bay on 6th August 1915 and his body was never found. His name is listed on the Helles Memorial in Cannakale, Turkey. His parents, being on the other side of the world in Adelaide, had the most terrible time gaining information on what had occurred and it wasn't until 1920 that the official death certificate was issued in Adelaide. Meanwhile his heartbroken mother, who had lost her only son, had died at the age of 60 years on Armistice Day 1918 never knowing the fate of her son.
Charles on left
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