Colonel William Leslie Davidson CB JP (31 January 1850 – 3 August 1915) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
He retired from the military in 1907 with the rank of colonel, but returned to the service at the outbreak for the First World War, after which he commanded a base depot in France.
[2] Davidson was first posted to British India in 1874 and was appointed aide-de-camp to Lord Napier in November of the following year.
[12] He commanded the Royal Horse Artillery on their march to relieve Kimberley, and was present at several other engagements, including the Battles of Paardeberg, Poplar Grove, and Driefontein.
[17] Following the war, he returned to Britain where he was Colonel of the Staff commanding the Royal Artillery, North-Eastern District, before vacating the post and being placed on the half-pay list in October 1904.
[3][19] Davidson was appointed to be a Gentleman Usher to George V in September 1913, following the death of Sir John Ramsay Slade.
[20][21] Davidson's body was not repatriated, instead he was buried with full military honours at St Sever Cemetery in Rouen.