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British War Medal (420277 A.S. SJT. A.V.S. DAVIDSON. 43-CAN.INF.); and Victory Medal (420277 A.S. SJT. A.V.S. DAVIDSON. 43-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Accompanied by a British Empire Service League Medal (bronze gilt with red and blue enamels, maker marked "J.R. GAUNT" and engraved "A.V.S. DAVIDSON ST. JAMES MAN.- #4. 1938-9." on the reverse, 28 mm x 29.5 mm, with hanger inscribed "PAST PRESIDENT" with sub-hanger inscribed "BRANCH"), along with a British Empire Service League "Past President" Badge (bronze gilt with red, blue and white enamels, 13 mm x 19.5 mm), a British Empire Service League Twenty-Five Years' Service Badge (silver with red, blue, green and white enamels, 15.5 mm x 21.3 mm) and a CEF For Service At The Front Badge (bronze with red, white and blue enamels, 22.5 mm). All items are court-mounted, the board with a green felt covering, contact marks and surface wear on the First World War pair, better than fine.
Footnote: Albert Victor Stuart Davidson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 9, 1887. He signed his Attestation Paper (420277) with the 43rd Infantry Battalion "Cameron Highlanders", on January 11, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the age of 27, naming his next-of-kin as his sister, Mrs. W.A.D. Bruce of Langside, Glasgow, Scotland, stating that he belonged to an Active Militia, the Corps of Guides in Winnipeg (an administrative corps of the Militia), that he had five years' previous service with the R.S.H.VB. and two months with the Corps of Guides, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Farmer. He had a tattoo of two eagles on his chest, which was noted during numerous medical examinations during the war but no mention of its appears on his initial medical assessment done at Winnipeg. The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was also the mobilization headquarters under the authority of G.O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Montreal, Quebec on June 1, 1915 aboard the S.S. Grampian, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel R.M. Thomson with a strength of 40 officers and 998 other ranks, arriving in England on June 10th. Four months after arriving in England, he was confirmed in the rank of Lance Corporal on October 14, 1915. Davidson was admitted to Bramshott Military Hospital on February 1, 1916, suffering from "Orichitis" (inflammation of one or both of the testicles, which can also involve swelling, heavy pains and frequent infection). After ten days treatment, he was discharged from hospital on the 11th. Lance Corporal Davidson proceeded overseas with the 43rd Infantry Battalion for service in the French theatre on February 20, 1916. A week after his arrival in France, he was promoted to Corporal on February 28th. He was treated at No. 3 Canadian Divisional Rest Station on May 12, 1916 for a case of the "scabies" (Gonorrhea). Corporal Davidson was wounded during the Battle of Mont Sorrel in the Ypres Salient, three kilometres east of Ypres, Belgium, on June 4, 1916. A doctor in one of his later medical reports described Davidson's wounding that day: "quite fit until June 4th when he was buried three times by shells and he had severe shell shock. Left leg (was) immediately partly paralyzed so that he could not stand and was carried unconscious 4-5 hours. Got trembling and shuttering." He left the trenches on June 4th, unable to walk and could hardly talk. He was initially treated at No. 10 Field Ambulance on June 5th, then admitted to No. 14 General Hospital at Wimereux the same day, officially diagnosed with "shell shock, severe". He was invalided to England, where he was admitted to the Horton (County of London) War Hospital on June 7th and would be treated for the next three weeks, before being transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assemble Centre at Folkestone on the 28th. After one month at Folkestone, he was transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom on July 27th, where one of the doctors described Davidson as "fairly fit except lame in the left leg" and noted that "this gradually got better". In his Medical History of an Invalid while at Epsom, it was noted that he had "DAH" (Disordered Action of the Heart, otherwise known as Soldier's Heart or Effort Syndrome, and was thought to result from a combination of over exertion, mental stress and fatigue), "with moderate general weakness". After two months recuperation, he was discharged from hospital at Epsom on September 26th. Davidson returned to the Horton (County of London) War Hospital on March 24, 1917, suffering occasional attacks of "Myalgia" (muscle pain, a symptom of many diseases and disorders), which became especially prominent in damp weather. After thirty-three days at Horton, he was transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom on April 26th, where he was treated, not only for the Myalgia, but once again for "scabies" (Gonorrhea). While at Woodcote Park, he was appointed Acting Sergeant on May 7th, then transferred to the Canadian Army Medical Corps and graded for pay as a "Clerk" on May 11th. After nine weeks at Woodcote Park, he was transferred to the Military Hospital at Shorncliffe on June 19th, where he would recuperate for the next month, before being discharged on July 17th. In his Military Will, dated July 20, 1917, he stated that "In the event of my death, I give to Mrs. E.C.C. Connell (Ellison Connell) all and above the property already bequeathed to the aforementioned Mrs. E.C.C. Connell in the Will in the possession, the aforementioned Mrs. E.C.C. Connell all my assigned pay and all other pay and monies due to me while on active service." Davidson was appointed Acting Sergeant on February 27, 1918, but the effects of shell shock would persist. He was admitted to the Manor (County of London) War Hospital at Epsom on March 18, 1918, initially diagnosed as "N.Y.D." (Not Yet Determined) but that soon changed to the after effects of shell shock. After six weeks in hospital, he was discharged on April 8th. He remained in service with the Canadian Army Medical Corps for the next year, being appointed Acting Staff Sergeant on May 16, 1919. Four months after his last rank appointment, he was posted to the Canadian Discharge Depot at Buxton for return to Canada on September 16th, embarking Liverpool on October 4, 1919 aboard His Majesty's Transport Belgic. Acting Staff Sergeant Albert Victor Stuart Davidson, 43rd Infantry Battalion, was discharged upon demobilization on October 15, 1919, at Dispersal Station "M", Military District No. 10 in Winnipeg, credited with having served in Canada, England, France and Belgium, entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class "A", number 398033. For his First World War service, he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Davidson died on either October 17 or 18, 1962, dead on arrival (D.O.A.) at Winnipeg General Hospital, at the age of 75.
British War Medal (420277 A.S. SJT. A.V.S. DAVIDSON. 43-CAN.INF.); and Victory Medal (420277 A.S. SJT. A.V.S. DAVIDSON. 43-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Accompanied by a British Empire Service League Medal (bronze gilt with red and blue enamels, maker marked "J.R. GAUNT" and engraved "A.V.S. DAVIDSON ST. JAMES MAN.- #4. 1938-9." on the reverse, 28 mm x 29.5 mm, with hanger inscribed "PAST PRESIDENT" with sub-hanger inscribed "BRANCH"), along with a British Empire Service League "Past President" Badge (bronze gilt with red, blue and white enamels, 13 mm x 19.5 mm), a British Empire Service League Twenty-Five Years' Service Badge (silver with red, blue, green and white enamels, 15.5 mm x 21.3 mm) and a CEF For Service At The Front Badge (bronze with red, white and blue enamels, 22.5 mm). All items are court-mounted, the board with a green felt covering, contact marks and surface wear on the First World War pair, better than fine.
Footnote: Albert Victor Stuart Davidson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 9, 1887. He signed his Attestation Paper (420277) with the 43rd Infantry Battalion "Cameron Highlanders", on January 11, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the age of 27, naming his next-of-kin as his sister, Mrs. W.A.D. Bruce of Langside, Glasgow, Scotland, stating that he belonged to an Active Militia, the Corps of Guides in Winnipeg (an administrative corps of the Militia), that he had five years' previous service with the R.S.H.VB. and two months with the Corps of Guides, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Farmer. He had a tattoo of two eagles on his chest, which was noted during numerous medical examinations during the war but no mention of its appears on his initial medical assessment done at Winnipeg. The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was also the mobilization headquarters under the authority of G.O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Montreal, Quebec on June 1, 1915 aboard the S.S. Grampian, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel R.M. Thomson with a strength of 40 officers and 998 other ranks, arriving in England on June 10th. Four months after arriving in England, he was confirmed in the rank of Lance Corporal on October 14, 1915. Davidson was admitted to Bramshott Military Hospital on February 1, 1916, suffering from "Orichitis" (inflammation of one or both of the testicles, which can also involve swelling, heavy pains and frequent infection). After ten days treatment, he was discharged from hospital on the 11th. Lance Corporal Davidson proceeded overseas with the 43rd Infantry Battalion for service in the French theatre on February 20, 1916. A week after his arrival in France, he was promoted to Corporal on February 28th. He was treated at No. 3 Canadian Divisional Rest Station on May 12, 1916 for a case of the "scabies" (Gonorrhea). Corporal Davidson was wounded during the Battle of Mont Sorrel in the Ypres Salient, three kilometres east of Ypres, Belgium, on June 4, 1916. A doctor in one of his later medical reports described Davidson's wounding that day: "quite fit until June 4th when he was buried three times by shells and he had severe shell shock. Left leg (was) immediately partly paralyzed so that he could not stand and was carried unconscious 4-5 hours. Got trembling and shuttering." He left the trenches on June 4th, unable to walk and could hardly talk. He was initially treated at No. 10 Field Ambulance on June 5th, then admitted to No. 14 General Hospital at Wimereux the same day, officially diagnosed with "shell shock, severe". He was invalided to England, where he was admitted to the Horton (County of London) War Hospital on June 7th and would be treated for the next three weeks, before being transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assemble Centre at Folkestone on the 28th. After one month at Folkestone, he was transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom on July 27th, where one of the doctors described Davidson as "fairly fit except lame in the left leg" and noted that "this gradually got better". In his Medical History of an Invalid while at Epsom, it was noted that he had "DAH" (Disordered Action of the Heart, otherwise known as Soldier's Heart or Effort Syndrome, and was thought to result from a combination of over exertion, mental stress and fatigue), "with moderate general weakness". After two months recuperation, he was discharged from hospital at Epsom on September 26th. Davidson returned to the Horton (County of London) War Hospital on March 24, 1917, suffering occasional attacks of "Myalgia" (muscle pain, a symptom of many diseases and disorders), which became especially prominent in damp weather. After thirty-three days at Horton, he was transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom on April 26th, where he was treated, not only for the Myalgia, but once again for "scabies" (Gonorrhea). While at Woodcote Park, he was appointed Acting Sergeant on May 7th, then transferred to the Canadian Army Medical Corps and graded for pay as a "Clerk" on May 11th. After nine weeks at Woodcote Park, he was transferred to the Military Hospital at Shorncliffe on June 19th, where he would recuperate for the next month, before being discharged on July 17th. In his Military Will, dated July 20, 1917, he stated that "In the event of my death, I give to Mrs. E.C.C. Connell (Ellison Connell) all and above the property already bequeathed to the aforementioned Mrs. E.C.C. Connell in the Will in the possession, the aforementioned Mrs. E.C.C. Connell all my assigned pay and all other pay and monies due to me while on active service." Davidson was appointed Acting Sergeant on February 27, 1918, but the effects of shell shock would persist. He was admitted to the Manor (County of London) War Hospital at Epsom on March 18, 1918, initially diagnosed as "N.Y.D." (Not Yet Determined) but that soon changed to the after effects of shell shock. After six weeks in hospital, he was discharged on April 8th. He remained in service with the Canadian Army Medical Corps for the next year, being appointed Acting Staff Sergeant on May 16, 1919. Four months after his last rank appointment, he was posted to the Canadian Discharge Depot at Buxton for return to Canada on September 16th, embarking Liverpool on October 4, 1919 aboard His Majesty's Transport Belgic. Acting Staff Sergeant Albert Victor Stuart Davidson, 43rd Infantry Battalion, was discharged upon demobilization on October 15, 1919, at Dispersal Station "M", Military District No. 10 in Winnipeg, credited with having served in Canada, England, France and Belgium, entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class "A", number 398033. For his First World War service, he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Davidson died on either October 17 or 18, 1962, dead on arrival (D.O.A.) at Winnipeg General Hospital, at the age of 75.
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Item : C4323
A First War Pair To The 43Rd Battalion; Wounded During The Battle Of Mont Sorrel
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