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Pte. John William Dobson
British Army 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
(d.28th Sep 1918)
John William Dobson was killed aged 21 whilst serving wit the 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, he had trained with the 15th Training Reserve Battalion)
He was born, lived and enlisted in Jarrow, son of Thomas and Emma M. Dobson (nee Clark). On the 1911 census he is recorded as John William Dobson age 14 at School living with his parents Thomas and Emma Dobson and family at 7 Lord Street, Jarrow
John is buried in Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.