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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".]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:36:01 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/35229-4/davidson.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/davidson/ https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/davidson/Post+1945+names+on+Inverness+memorial+copy.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/davidson/Post+1945+names+on+Inverness+memorial+copy.jpg.html
[Photo courtesy of James Porter].
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[Photo courtesy of James Porter].

Members of RMA Highland at the service held after the addition of Sgt Peter Davidson's name to the memorial(left to right): James Thomson, Jan Stinissen (Veteran Dutch Marine) Paul Wilson (Standard Bearer) David Sutherland, Ian MacIntosh and Bob Chalmers.
In album Sergeant Peter Davidson, 42 Commando RM died 11/2/1965 Borneo.]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:10:06 +0100 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/davidson/Inverness+memorial.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/davidson/Inverness+memorial.jpg.html
[Photo courtesy of James Porter].
In album Sergeant Peter Davidson, 42 Commando RM died 11/2/1965 Borneo.]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:07:01 +0100 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/davidson/Service+at+the+memorial+_2_.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/laterday/RM+Commandos/davidson/Service+at+the+memorial+_2_.jpg.html
[Photo courtesy of James Porter].
In album Sergeant Peter Davidson, 42 Commando RM died 11/2/1965 Borneo.]]> Pete Rogers (Admin) photo Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:09:03 +0100