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Silvanus Clement DAVISON

Regimental number2850
Place of birthNewcastle-on-Tyne, England
SchoolSutherlands Academy, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Other trainingDentistry
Age on arrival in Australia34
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationProspector
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Davison, Lyslehurst, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"An elder brother served with the British Forces in France and a younger brother with the Canadian Forces in France." Details from Mother.
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death37

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