Level Crossing Cemetery Fampoux
Pauline Priano has submitted the following:-
Alexander David Black Davidson was born at Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland in 1877, the eldest of 2 sons born to Agnes Davidson nee Muirhead native of Urr, born 1850, father deceased.
In 1881 they were living at 7, Station Road, Urr but by 1991 they had moved in with her widowed mother Jane Muirhead (64) and her brother Hugh (43) along with Andrew Gairley and son James and James Stewart at Nither Glenlair, Knockvennie, Castle Douglas, where Alexander attended school, aged 13 years.
Between 1891 and 1912 he left Scotland to settle in the north east of England. He was married in the district of Sunderland in 1912 to Lillie E. Lawrence with whom he had a son William J. L. Davidson born 1913.
On the outbreak of war he enlisted at Sunderland in 1915 assigned as Gunner 337416 to the 123rd Royal Garrison Artillery, departing to France March 8th 1916.
Gunner 337416 A.D.B. Davidson Royal Garrison Artillery was killed in action Monday, December 3rd 1917 and interred at Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, Pas de Calais, France, grave ll. C. 47. He was 40 years of age.
His widow executrix Lillie received all monies due to him, a pension for herself and their son along with his awards of the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
In God’s safe keeping. Rest In Peace.
Alexander David Black Davidson is remembered in Sunderland in S140.048 part 7
