The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Davidson, Colonel Sir Arthur
Davidson, Colonel Sir Arthur, K.C.B. (1910), K.C.V.O. (1906), C.B. (1912), equerry in waiting to the king; s. of W. Davidson: educ: privately at Petersham: joined the 60th Rifles, 1876: served in Afghan war, 1878-80, at Kandahar and Ahmad Kheyl; A.D.C. to Sir Donald Stewart at Kabul; A.D.C. to Sir John Ross in Lord Roberts’ march from Kabul to Kandahar and the battle there; served in Marri expedition under General Macgregor; in Boer war with Natal Field Force, 1881 , and in Egyptian war, 1882; present at Tel-el-Kebir: served under Sir Charles Warren in Bechuanaland, 1884: A.D.C. to H. R. H. The Duke of Cambridge, 1890-5; Groom in-Waiting to Queen Victoria, 1896-96; accompanied Garter Mission to Tokio, 1906; has had many foreign honours conferred on him. Address, Red House, Warnham, Sussex. Marlborough House, Pall Mall, Bachelor’s, S.W. Clubs: Marlborough. Naval and Military, and United Service.