British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private J. Davidson, 1st Australian General Hospital

1914-15 Star (7857 Pte., 1/G. Hosp. A.I.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (7857 Pte., 1 G. Hosp. A.I.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (7857 Pte., 1 A.G.H. A.I.F.), generally very fine (3) £150-200

James Davidson was born in Carlton, Victoria and enlisted in the 1st Australian General Hospital at Melbourne in June 1915, aged 18 years. Presumably having then served at his unit’s base in the ex-Palace Hotel, Heliopolis, Egypt, he returned to Australia in January 1916 and, most probably, accompanied the unit to France in the following April. Davidson was discharged as medically unfit in November 1918; sold with original worn parchment discharge certificates (2).