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Military service
Service number:
454695
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
2nd Bn.
Birth:
February 15, 1897
Enlistment:
Pembroke, Ontario
Death:
September 11, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. C. 137.
Additional information
Son of William H. and Margaret J. Davidson, of Beachburg, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Arnold Leonard Davidson
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Photo of Arnold Leonard Davidson
Arnold Leonard Davidson, born February 15, 1897 in Beachburg, Ont. was the adopted son of Margaret Jane McLeese and William Henry Davidson. He enlisted in Pembroke, Ont. July 5, 1915 in the "B" Co. 59th Battalion C.E.F. On June 28, 1916 Arnold was drafted to the No. 4 Canadians, 2nd Batt. and sent to France. He left for his field unit on July 12, arrived July 16 and was reported wounded on July 23, 1916 with wounds to his chest, left arm and head. He died from these wounds on September 11, 1916 in No. 13, General Hospital, Boulogne. His sacrifice is remembered and cherished by his family. -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Dack to Dabate. Microform Sequence 26; Volume Number 31829_B016735. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 170. Page 609 of 1140.
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Private Arnold Leonard Davidson
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Private Arnold Leonard Davidson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 75 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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