[1] At the time of his death in 2009, Davidson was the penultimate living survivor with permanent injuries from the Halifax Explosion,[2] which killed more than 1,600 people.
[2] Davidson and his family moved to Halifax Commons, a makeshift camp set up for survivors of the Explosion.
[2] His brothers would read him auto repair manuals and he would practise on old cars in his family's backyard, using his sense of touch and memory.
Documented media coverage of Davidson spans decades, including a television interview in a CBC News piece first broadcast on December 1, 1957.
“The Blind Mechanic” written by Eric’s daughter Marilyn Davidson Elliott chronicles his life paying tribute to him as a survivor, a father and a champion of courage.