Sergeant Peter Davidson
42 Commando RM. Died on the 11th February 1965 in Borneo. Photos of the memorial Service in 2014 courtesy of James Porter, the information courtesy of Bob Chalmers, and Paul Wilson who adds, "There is a Royal Marines Historical Society special edition book about the Limbang/Borneo conflict called 'After Limbang' with a copy of a first hand account of the incident which claimed Pater's life so tragically and a picture of the helo he was evacuated in. I would like to thank the Royal Marines Historical Society, the RMA repnet and Brigadier Rupert Van der Horst who was a young Lt at the time, who also lost his son Lt Col R Van der Horst (CO SBS) in 1995 in a tragic accident, and gave me his recollection of events which he still clearly remembers"
Sgt Davidson was accidentally killed in Borneo on the 11th February 1965. He was serving with L.Coy. 42 Commando RM and died when one of the Claymore mines set around the perimeter of the base camp as part of its defences was accidentally detonated. He is buried in Singapore. His Obituary in the Globe and Laurel in April 1965 reads:
"Sgt Peter Davidson was killed at his troop location on the 11th February 1965. He joined the unit at Kalabakan, where he carried out reinforcement training before joining 'L' Company, which was then the resident rifle company. Subsequently Sgt Davidson moved with 6 troop to their location on the Serudong River. Although he had only been with us a very short time he impressed everyone with his cheerfulness and was always willing to extend a helping hand to others. He fitted well into our organisation, and although an extremely young SNCO he was an inspiration to all around, many of them his senior in years. His loss is felt very keenly here, and our deepest sympathy goes out to his widow and his family".
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Date: 07/05/2014
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