Davison George Fusilier 4273982
Personnel Entry
Name Davison George
Army number 4273982
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None known.
Date of birth Date not yet able to be definitively traced.
Age 23 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served B.E.F.? Served Malaya. DIED 4/3/1945 whilst a prisoner in Japanese hands - location - Mining Camp, Formosa.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore when the force was surrendered.
Died/Killed in action DIED 4/3/1945 - cause of death not yet known. Originally interred on Formosa in Grave 62/KMM/5/1/3 and grave marked with a cross. Re-interred 21/7/1947 in Grave V1.G.10. Sai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong. No headstone inscription.
Home address Mother lived at Daisy Cottage, Rothbury, Northumberland.
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