Three: Lance-Corporal W. C. Davidson, 4th Regiment, South African Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 15 December 1917

1914-15 Star (Pte. W. C. Davidson 1st. Infantry); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (L/Cpl. W. C. Davidson. 4th. S.A.I.) all with named lids from card boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (William Cruickshank Davidson) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (4) £80-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties.

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William Cruickshank Davidson was born in Fraserborough, Scotland, and having emigrated to South Africa with his parents attested for the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force at Potchefstroom on 29 September 1915. He served with the 4th South African Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 15 December 1917. He is buried in Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, France.

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