Private George Davidson

Private George Davidson,1st/4th ( Border ) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 12th July 1915 during the” Charge ” on the Turkish trenches at Achi Baba Nullah, aged 30. He was the son of Mrs J. and the late James Davidson of Mayfield, Kelso and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey. That fateful day became known as the “Black Day of the Borders” as at evening roll call only 70 unwounded men were present out of the over 700 Officers and Other Ranks who had begun the attack.  Few Border towns and villages had not lost at least one of their sons that day. The contemporary photograph shows Achi Baba marked with a cross. This “hill” dominated the battlefield and was never captured. The second photo shows the Borderers attacking at Gallipoli and the third shows the Battlefield in 1922.