William
Downie
Davidson
Born in New Zealand
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Annetta Lillian (Thomas) Davidson
— married
1942 in New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 91
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Apr 2024
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Biography
This profile is part of the Davidson Name Study.
William Davidson is an Anzac who served in World War Two.
William Davidson lived in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
William Downie Davidson was born on 17 August 1909, in Otago, New Zealand. He was the son of Agnes Blair & Thomas Davidson.
He served in the New Zealand Army as a Private; 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion, during WWII. Service No. 8486.
His occupation before enlisting was a Warehouseman, in Dunedin, Otago.
He married Annetta Lillian Thomas in 1942, in New Zealand.
He died on 8 March 2000, in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, at the age of 91, and was cremated/buried, 10 March 2000, in the East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand;Block ET1. Plot 65.
Last Address: Brooklands, Mosgiel, Dunedin.
Sources
- 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
- NZ Births, Deaths and Marriages Birth Registration: 1908/16873 (Davidson, William Downie. Parents: Agnes & Thomas)
- NZ Births, Deaths and Marriages Marriage Registration: 1942/6496 (Bride: Annetta Lillian Thomas. Groom: William Downie Davidson)
- NZ Births, Deaths and Marriages Death Registration: 2000/5265 (Davidson, William Downie. DOB: 17 August 1908)
- Online Cenotaph - Auckland War Memorial Museum
(https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C135304?n=William+Downie+Davidson&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch&ordinal=0)
- Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #221293894
- Dunedin City Council Cemetery Records Search (https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=164140&type=Cremation)
(https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=55168&type=Ashes%20Burial)
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