Alan Douglas Davidson (1899 - 1927)

Born 15 Dec 1899 in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 24 Mar 1927 at age 27 in Tambo, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Alan was the pilot and one of the three people who died in the first recorded fatal crash of a QANTAS aircraft.^[1] Passengers killed were Archibald Wallace North Bell (1872-1927) and William Robert Donaldson (abt.1886-1927).

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2024, April 6). List of Qantas fatal accidents. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:43, April 16, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Qantas_fatal_accidents&oldid=1217508505

• VIC BDM:

Event: births

Registration number 4870 / 1900

Family name: DAVIDSON

Given name(s) Alan Douglas

Place of event: MELB S, Australia

Mother's name: Eugenie Louise

Mother's family name at birth: GILBERT

Father's Name: Jas Edwd

• National Archives of Australia, Military Service Record: Davidson Alan Douglas : SERN Second Lieutenant : POB South Melbourne VIC : POE Melbourne VIC : NOK F Davidson James E : https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3490204
• QLD BDM:

Death registration: Alan Douglas Davidson

Death date: 24/03/1927

Mother's name: Eugenie Louise Gilbert

Father/parent's name: James Edward Davidson

Registration details: 1927/C/1349

• PASSENGER AND PILOT KILLED (1927, March 24). Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936), p. 1 (SECOND EDITION-3 p.m.). Retrieved April 16, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185453590
• AEROPLANE DISASTER (1927, March 24). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), p. 2 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved April 16, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179352597
• Enlisted at 18 (1927, March 25). The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956), p. 3. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article275234570
• THREE KILLED. (1927, March 25). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 13. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21112451
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/258235378/alan_douglas-davidson: accessed April 16, 2024), memorial page for Alan Douglas Davidson (unknown–24 Mar 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 258235378, citing Tambo Cemetery, Tambo, Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).