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Gallipoli Commonwealth Collection
These badges (please see Album with same title) I believe were collected around the time of the Gallipoli campaign or shortly there after.
I think that they were put together by Major (later) George Davidson, Royal Army Medical Corps whilst serving with the 89th (1st Highland) Field Ambulance as part of 29th Division. George Davidson was a medical graduate from the University of Aberdeen in 1908 and served as a Lt. at Gallipoli and promoted to Captain after 6 months field service. He served throughout the war with the 29th Division through Gallipoli, Beaumont Hamel, Arras and Third Battle of Ypres. He was MID in General Hamilton's first despatch from Gallipoli. George Davidson is perhaps best known for his wartime diary published as "The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"" which is publicly available as a pdf file. His description of the landing by the men of the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers, 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers from his vantage point on the "River Clyde" and then W (Lancashire) beach is a Gallipoli classic with the 1st Bn. LF winning 6 VCs before breakfast. The badges were privately acquired and came attached to a card with felt and were attached with surgical sutures. His named St John Ambulance medal was with them. It is only circumstancial I know that these are his but when you review the units badges represented it agrees pretty well with units serving at Gallipoli. Comments welcomed and identification appreciated as always. Ray Westlakes book on the "Britsih Regiments at Gallipoli" has been a valuable resource. George Davidson retired to private practice after the war and their is a fitting Obituary published in the British Medical Journal upon his death at 90 in 1975. A wonderful historical legacy, please enjoy as I have researching them and this out-standing soldier, regards Dr Dean Moss. |
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bute, gallipoli, lancashire fusiliers, newfoundland, nz maori battalion |
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