Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant G. S. Davidson, Royal Field Artillery

Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed, ‘G. S. Davidson, 2/Lieut. R.F.A. Sept. 6th/7th 1918’ (name and date in different styles); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.) nearly extremely fine (3) £700-800

M.C. London Gazette 15 February 1919; citation 30 July 1919. ‘2nd Lt., R.F.A. (Spec. Res.), attd. 116th By., 26th Bde.’ ‘For conspicuous gallantry and coolness on the night of September 6th/7th, 1918, at Cagnicourt. The Battery was very heavily bombed by hostile aircraft while on the line of march. When two teams had been hit direct and numerous casualties were caused, he removed the wounded and dead, extricated the remaining teams from the confusion, and took them to a place of safety. His coolness and initiative were most marked.’

George Scott Davidson was born in Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield on 17 October 1898, the son of George Scott Davidson, M.B. C.M. (Surgeon) and Mary Davidson (nee Holmes). Employed as an Engineer, he enlisted into the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Sheffield on 13 April 1917. As an Officer Cadet he received a commission in the R.F.A. on 14 October 1917. Proceeding to France, he was serving with the 116th Battery, 26th Brigade R.F.A. when his bravery and leadership in action on 6/7 September 1918 won him the Military Cross. On 8 September he suffered a gunshot wound to the upper left arm. Davidson was demobilised in February 1919, promoted to Lieutenant in April 1919 and relinquished his commission whilst retaining his rank in April 1920. After the war he qualified as a Surgeon, gaining the M.B. Ch.B. in 1924 from the University of Sheffield.

With a quantity of copied research including service papers, gazette and war diary extracts.