Harold Hastings Davison^{[1, 2, 3]}

1919 - 1943  (24 years)

• Name	Harold Hastings Davison  [4]
  Born	26 Feb 1919  [4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Royal Canadian Air Force instructor pilot  [4]
  FindAGrave URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124305449
  FindAGrave ID	124305449
  FamilySearch ID	LDJ9-CRY
  FamilySearch URL	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDJ9-CRY
  Died	19 Mar 1943  [4]
  Buried	Fonthill Cemetery, Niagra Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I845	Main
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Harold Doran Davison,   b. 15 Aug 1890, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1965, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Helen Brown Hastings,   b. Nov 1891, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 5 Apr 1925, Welland, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1914	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Davison Cousins - 1934 Group Photo (hover mouse over person to see name, click for more details) Hal Lathrop notes: "From a small 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 photo. Very yellowed! Taken to the right of the porch at aunt Lou and Allie's Red Top [in Bridgewater, NS]. Mum puts her age at 18 - therefore Hal is 16. The picture can then be dated summer of 1934." Individuals identified by Margaret Helen Lathrop in 2007. Hal Lathrop Collection.
  		Harold Hastings Davison 1934 photo. Identified by Margaret Helen Lathrop in 2007. Hal Lathrop Collection.

  
  

• Notes

  Died age 24 while flying an airplane in the Royal Canadian Air Force.  His mother died when he was six years old.  His father re-married when he was 14. Hal Lathrop interview notes from 21 May 2007: He was an Air Force pilot.  Mum has a photo of him standing next to the airplane he eventuall died in.  He was an instructor pilot.  He had never blacked out before, but on the fatal trip it is believed he blacked out while in a dive and the airplane went straight into the ground. There was nothing left.  Beleive he was the only one aboard. As with all deaths while in service, the family received a letter from the queen expressing condolences and expressing gratitude on behalf of the nation for his service." Spencer Howell notes: "Killed in a Royal Canadian Air Force training mission along with his student during WWII.  He was a pilot instructor." [6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] JSH Feb 13 2003 gedcom, John S. Howell, Jr. [S192] J Spencer Howell - Interviews with JSHJr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (Personal interviews with Dad.). [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com). [S1210] Charles Donald Davison's Tree, Charles Donald Davison, (Copy of tree provided to John Howell by Stuart Davison upon our visit at his home on 23 Jul 2005.), Section "D". [S1656] Findagrave.com, 124305442. [S1218] Hal Lathrop, (Welland, Ontario, Canada), Telephone interview 21 May, 2007.