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217704 Pte. Walter Dossett British Army 1/4th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment from:Sheffield, (d.25th June 1918) Walter Dossett was the son of William and Lily Dossett, of Sheffield. He was executed for desertion 25/06/1918, aged 22 and is buried in Hagle Dump Cemetery. His headstone bears inscription 'Until we meet again.' He served from 1916 in three different Machine Gun Companies, 143rd (part of 48 Division), 118th (part of 39 Division) and 63rd (part of 21 Division) until being transferred to 1/4th Battalion Yorks and Lancaster. Private Dossett went absent from his Battalion during the German Offensive in April 1918, the Courts Martial appears to have been on the 8th June 1918. On the 25th June the death sentence having been confirmed, Private Dossett was brought by ambulance to a rifle range near Vlamertinghe, he was bound in a chair, a blindfold applied and a piece of white paper pinned over his heart. The firing squad had been selected from machine gunners in 21st Division. Additional Information: Interested to see Walter here, please check this web page I made for him after finding a memorial piece for him on Ebay: Walter Dossett Rob PRICE Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**