| Regimental number | 158 |
| Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| School | St Peters Collegiate School, Adelaide, South Australila |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Mt. Gambier, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | F. Davison, Mt. Gambier, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Extract - For His Country's Sake. Sergeant Cuthbert Davison, a Mount Gambier native, a worthy son of worthy parents, is now numbered amongst the heroes who have fallen in battle on blood-stained Gallipoli. He was a scholar, athlete, gentleman, and soldier - and is the first native of Mount Gambier to forfeit his life in Britain's cause. He had spent his childhood days in this town, had the blessing of an ideal home training, and the advantage of a sound education. The late Sgt Davison, as he merged from his teens into the first years of manhood, gave promise of a bright and useful career, and bid fair to prove an honour to his honoured parents. This makes it all the more sad to realise that such a promising career has been brought to a sad and early close, not withstanding the one consolation left to mourning relatives - that Cuthbert Davison had died a hero's death. The departed soldier was a son of Mr F Davison, S.M. and Mrs Davison, of Bay Road, Mount Gambier, and was only in his 22nd year. He was in Sydney when the war broke out, and enlisted there in August, 1914, shorly after the outbreak of war. Unfortunately, he was on the sick list for a long time, and was unable to proceed to the front until July last. The gallant young sergeant was barely a month on the battlefield when he was killed, the Ven. Archdeacon Samwell receiving a telegram on Tuesday afternoon last, stating that Sgt. C.G. Davison, of the 3rd Battalion, NSW, had been killed in action on Gallipoli between 7th - 14th August. The painful duty thus devolved on the Archdeacon of breaking the sad news to the bereaved parents and relatives, for whom the sincerest sympathy is felt by their many friends in the town and district. The late Sgt. Davison was educated at St Peters College, Adelaide, where he made a name for himself as an athlete and scholar, and distinguished himself both in rowing and pedestrian contests. On his return to Mount Gambier he won the esteem and admiration of all who knew him, being a clean, skilful footballer, and a true sport in the best sense of the term. If it is grevi9ous to think that such a fine and promising career should be extinguished by a single stroke, at least we may find some solace in the fact that youhng Cuthbert Davison died for his country's sake - a soldier and a man1" |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Sp. Mem. C. 26), Gallipoli |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 32 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Emily Millicent DAVISON, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |