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Davidson, Thomas Roy, Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Occupation: Miner. Military Service: Corporal, Company C, North Nova Scotia Highlanders. Reg. No. H/41582. Shot to death, then crushed by a tank, on 7 June 1944 at Authie in spontaneous battlefield vengeance by SS troopers, 9th Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Panzer Regiment, 12th SS Panzer Division, “Hitler Youth”, commanded of Colonel Karl-Heinz Milius. For further information, see PRU, File 05-55978 and Conduct Unbecoming, 60.
Additional Biographical Information:
Corporal Roy Davidson was a son of Roy and Mary Davidson of Stellarton, Nova Scotia.
Date of Death: 7 June 1944. See casualty details, Canadian War Graves Commission. Buried at Beny-sur Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, France. Grave Reference: II.H.16.
