Lot 31
A Battle of The Somme 1916 Casualty Pair awarded to Private Douglas William Davidson
Military Medals, Decorations and Orders On Land, at Sea, in the Air | E114
Auction: 7 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
A Battle of The Somme 1916 Casualty Pair awarded to Private Douglas William Davidson 1/8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, comprising 1914-1920 British War and Victory Medals, (5326 Pte. D.W. Davidson. Midd’x R.), toned, very fine (2)
Douglas William Davidson enlisted into the 1/8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment on the 29th of October 1915. He was discharged on the 9th of December 1916 with a pension for life after being wounded. The 1st /8th were in action at Gommecourt on the 1st of July 1916, attacking Ginchy on the 11th of September and then Leuze Wood on the 15th of September. It is most likely that Private Davidson was severely wounded in one of these operations. He was issued Silver War badge No.90878.
Sold with Copy Medal Index Card, Copy SWB Roll, Copy Pension Card, Copy extract from ‘Tracing British Battalions on the Somme’ by Ray Westlake.
