| Regimental number | 4303 |
| Place of birth | Spring Bay, Tasmania |
| School | Triabunna State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Triabunna, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs E Pike, Triabunna, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil (lived in exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XL, Row F, Grave No 3), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Martha DAVIDSON. Native of Triabunna, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1181 Corporal Thomas William DAVIDSON, 13th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 October 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 5 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916. Joined 12th Bn, in the field, 28 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19-20 August 1916 (gun shot wound, thigh); admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 23 August 1916, and transferred to Ambulance train No 19; admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 23 August 1916; transferred to England, 1 September 1916, and admitted to Wanstead Red Cross Hospital, Margate; transferred to Shorncliffe Military Hospital, 3 April 1917; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 14 May 1917; discharged on furlough, 25 May 1917, to report to Training Depot, Weymouth, 9 June 1917. Marched into No 4 Command Depot, 9 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 August 1917; rejoined 12th Bn, in the field, 1 September 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 7 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DAVIDSON Herbert James
Red Cross File 0880607T |
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