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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 231

1914-15 Star (Pte J. Davidson. 11th Infantry.), good very fine

James Davidson served with the 11th (Rand) Light Infantry during the early years of the First World War, likely taking part in the German South-West Africa campaign. Davidson then transferred to the 4th South African Infantry for service with the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force. This formation fought briefly at Suez before embarking for France were they suffered appalling losses during the Somme Offensive. On 24 March 1918 on the third day of the German Spring Offensive the South African Brigade was holding a stretch of Marriers Wood. The fighting they faced here was again very bloody and after holding for the better part of a day they were forced to retreat. It was on this day that Davidson was taken as a prisoner of war. He was repatriated on 19 December 1918 and demobilised on 18 August 1919; sold together with copied research.

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