The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

alcluith · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 5

I have been researching family genealogy for some years but only in the last few years have I been working on the military side. We have many of our family fighting in WWI with 3 immediate relations being killed in action.

In WWII again we have several being in action including my father and several uncles. The two main to have been killed in action is my namesake Andrew F Davidson a boy sailor killed when HMS Barham was sunk.
We also have a second cousin who was a pilot in fighter command and seen action throughout the Battle of Britain being shot down and killed 5 DEC 1940 and it was him that I have been concentrating on over the last couple of years, finding a lot more than was previously written about him.

Look forward to taking active part in this forum

regards

Andrew (Drew) Davidson

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject:

Drew

Welcome to the forum. I had to look up your namesake on the CWGC and SNWM databases

DAVIDSON, ANDREW FRASER
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Barham.
Date of Death: 25/11/1941
Service No: P/JX 161253
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XIX. C. 22.
Cemetery: EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

DAVIDSON, Andrew Fraser
Service number: P/JX161253
Date of death: 25/11/1941
Place of birth: Laurencekirk
SNWM roll: ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES
Rank: Ord Sea
Theatre of death: R.N. H.M.S. Barham. At Sea.

Is he listed on the Laurencekirk War Memorial? We have a photograph on the forum but not of the list of names.

Regards

Adam

DerekR · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:54 am Post subject:

Welcome to the forum Drew.
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David McNay · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:45 am Post subject:

Welcome to the forum.

Regards,

David

dhubthaigh · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: Hello

Roxy · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject:

Welcome aboard, Drew.

Roxy
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Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan.

alcluith · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 5

Thanks all for the welcome

Adam

No he is not on the memorial as my grandmother would not pay to have it put on.

Both the Davidson from WWI are remembered in the Fettercairn listing at the gate

regards

Drew Davidson