Charles Robert Davidson

Name:

Country:

Scotland

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

14, 111

Victories:

Born:

1896

Place of Birth:

Scotland

Died:

21 May 1936

Place of Death:

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Cemetery:

Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England

Charles Robert Davidson served with the Highland Light Infantry before he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. From the Officers Training Corps, he was promoted to temporary Second Lieutenant on 17 October 1914. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant on 3 October 1916, with seniority from 4 September 1916.

Military Cross (MC)

2nd Lt. (T./Lt.) Charles Robert Davidson, H.L.I., and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He forced a hostile aeroplane to land, and, descending to a low altitude, despite heavy rifle fire, shot down one of the occupants as he was escaping from the machine. On two later occasions, he forced an enemy machine to land, and drove down another, which was last seen diving into country in which it was impossible to land. Finally, though his ankle was fractured by a bullet during an air combat, he landed without injury either to his observer or his machine.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 22 April 1918 (30643/4825)

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	23 Sep 1917	1600	14	Vickers Bullet	C (OOC) ³	Beit Hanun
2	04 Oct 1917	1140	111	Bristol F.2b (A7192)	Albatros D.III (OOC)	Huj-Beit Hanun
3	17 Dec 1917	1115	111	Bristol F.2b (A7192) ¹	C (FTL/DES)	5 mi N of Bireh
4	22 Dec 1917	1430	111	Bristol F.2b (A7192) ¹	C (FTL/DES)	4 mi NE of Nebulus
5	28 Dec 1917	1600	111	Bristol F.2b (A7192) ²	C (FTL/DES)	Nebulus Valley
6	29 Dec 1917	0830	111	Bristol F.2b (A7202) ¹	Albatros D.III (OOC)	8 mi SW of Samaria

1	Observer 2Lt A Simmons
2	Observer AM2 F J Knowles
3	Shared with Lt H E Sheppard (5233)

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