Sunderland Echo Tuesday 8th February 1916
George William Davison was born in Hendon, Sunderland, Durham on the 16th July 1891, the fourth son of Richardson Davison, a fisherman, and his wife Alice, daughter of John Lowery. The couple had 6 children in all, and were residing at 14 The Parade, Hendon, Sunderland. George was educated at the Hendon Wesleyan School, and worked as a Coal Trimmer at Seaham Harbour.
He married at St Paul's church, at Hendon, on the 13th November 1910, Elizabeth Ann (2 Robinson Terrace, Sunderland), daughter of William Dickerson Bowles. They had a daughter called Alice Lowery Rolfe who was born on the 2nd January 1911, 62 Viceroy Street, Seaham Harbour.
He enlisted in Sunderland on the 8th September 1914 and was enlisted into the 14th Battalion Durham Light Infantry.
His battalion were at Aylesbury, 24th September 1914 to the 3rd October 1914, then Hatton Park until the 27th November, then High Wycombe from the 27th November 1914. Finally posted to France on the 11th September 1915. When he was at High Wycombe he overstayed his pass from 12 midnight, 29th December 1914, to 9pm 3rd of January 1915. This resulted in 7 days confined to Barracks and a deduction of 5 days pay. In addition to this, when he was at Hatton Camp, he was absent from the Tattoo on the 25th My 1915, for a period of 57 hours, this time he received 7 days confinement to Barracks but only 3 days deduction of pay.
On the 31st December 1915, George was wounded by a gunshot wound in his left leg which resulted in a fracture of the Femur. George was taken to no 18 Field Ambulance (then attached to the 6th Division) in the field. Then transferred to no 17 Casualty Clearing Station, which was located at Remy (siding). Still seriously ill, he was then transferred from the 20th General Hospital at Camiers to the UK on the ship S.S. Cambria on the 3rd January 1916.
He died at the Coulter Hospital, [Queen Alexandra Military Hospital] Grosvenor Square, Millbank, London, S.W., he had his leg amputated and died at 2pm on the 7th February 1917. His relatives were with him when he died.
His wife received a pension of 15s which commenced from the 14th August.
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
He is remembered at Sunderland in S140.048 page 29, part 2, and at Seaham S117.06
