L/Cpl
James Warren Davidson

Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsdatum:
02/12/1894
Geburtsort:
Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Bankangestellte

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
Canada
Truppe:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Lance Corporal
Dienstnummer:
222051
Einberufung datum:
18/09/1915
Einberufung ort:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Einheiten:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 85th Bn. (Nova Scotia Highlanders)  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
30/10/1917
Sterbeort:
Passchendaele - Broodseinde weg, Milepost 10, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
22

Begräbnisplatz

Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood
Grabstelle: III
Reihe: B
Grab: 13

Auszeichnungen und Orden 2

British War Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Punkte von Interesse 2

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Einberufung ort

Meine Geschichte

Lance Corporal James Warren Davidson served in the Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion, part of the 12th Canadian Brigade, of the 50th Canadian Division.

On the 30th of October 1917, the 12th Brigade participated in an attack near Tiber. The attack was divided in four groups: “A “company would advance on the left and take Tiber, “B” Company advanced on the right and would attack along the railway and ensure the defence on the right flank, “C” company remained in the centre and would take Vienna Cottage and “D” company was put up as a reserve.

At 5.50 am the 12th Brigade began the attack. Almost immediately they were met with heavy machinegun and rifle fire. They managed to proceed until a fierce fire fight broke out in No Man’s Land. When “D “company was finally called in for support, the Germans retreated.

Despite the high number of casualties, the 12th Canadian Brigade managed to consolidate all its objectives by 8.30 am. During the rest of the day, the Germans were seen trying to advance on Hill 13 and in the direction of Passchendaele. Their progress was stopped by machinegun fire from the 12th Brigade.

Lance Corporal James Warren Davidson was killed in action on the 30th of October 1917. The 22-year old was buried along the Passchendaele-Broodseinde road, near milepost 10. This position indicates that James was possibly killed while advancing on Vienna Cottage and Tiber. His remains were exhumed after the war and reinterred in Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood.

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Circumstances of death
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/circumstances-death-registers/Pages/circumstances-death-registers.aspx
Verwendete Quellen
McCarthy C., Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account, (London, Uniform, 2018), pg. 153-154.
Verwendete Quellen
Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2322 - 29).
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx
Verwendete Quellen
War diaries: 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4944, Microfilm reel number: T-10751--T-10752, File number: 454.
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng
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