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Pte Soloman Davison
British Army 1st Battalion Essex Regiment
from:Stepney, Middlesex
(d.8th Oct 1918)
Soloman Davison fought in the Theatre of War Western European Theatre. Formerly he served with the Suffolk Regiment.
Pte. Thomas Davison
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. William Davison
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.26th Apr 1915)
4th.Eng.Off. William Davison
Mercantile Marine SS Mongolia
from:Jarrow
(d.23rd June 1917)
William Davison, who died aged 26 in the sinking of the SS Mongolia was born and lived in Jarrow. He was the son of Edward and Annie Davison (nee Smith) of 6 Holly Street Jarrow. William Davison, age 20, Apprentice Engineer in Marine Engine Works, is with his parents Edward and Annie Davison and family at 6 Holly Street, Jarrow on the 1911 census.
Wiliam is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial
Pte. William Davison
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Ryhope Colliery
(d.1st Apr 1917)
William Davison suffered wounds to his hip and back. He is buried at Roclincourt cemetery.
Pte. Cyril Crompton Davy
British Army 6th Btn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
(d.18th July 1917)
Cyril Davy served as a private with the 6th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. He died of wounds on 18th July 1917 and was buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. He was 20 years old.
Pte. Percy Raymond Davy
British Army 3rd Btn. Machine Gun Corps
(d.31st August 1918)
Percy Davy was a private in the 3rd Battalion of the Machine Gun Corps. He served in France and died on 31st August 1918. Percy is buried in Bac-du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleuval, France. He was 19 years old.
Pte. William Henry Daw
British Army 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment
William Henry Daw joined the British Army 23/10/1910 and served until until 22/03/1919. He was originally with the 2nd Dragoon Guards then the 1st Hampshire Regiment, possibly with the 2nd Hampshire Regiment as we believe he was wounded in Gallipoli and ended WW1 with the 116 Lwashin, 2nd Western General Hospital in Manchester and same hospital again in August 1917 He died 23rd March 1976
Pte. George William Dawbon
British Army 7th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment
from:Hitchin
(d.1st July 1916)
Gnr. Leonard Reth Dawe
British Army 31st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:South Shields
(d.21st Oct 1917)
Leonard Dawe was my cousin and I have a copy of the notification of death sent to his widow but I cannot read where the death occurred other than at "St John's Hospital....???" Would records show where this hospital was situated and where he was buried please?
Editors note: Leonard is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery, which is situated to the north of the town of Etaples on the coast of Northern France not far from Boulogne. There were a number of hospitals around the town and it is very likely that St John's Hospital was the St. John Ambulance Brigade Hospital which was at Etaples. The most likely scenario is that Leonard was injured and evacuated from the front line to the hospital where he died of his wounds.
Pte. Alexander Dawes
British Army 1st Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
from:Hendsford/ Shirebrook
(d.12th March 1915)
Alexander Dawes died aged 32 and is commemoratted on the Plugstreet (Ploegsteert) Memorial. We thought he had not been buried, then on a visit to Ypres in 1991 I spoke to someone researching his Greatgrandfather's war diary. After sending me a copy I found he was killed after taking trenches at Le Epinet and buried with others.
Pte. Edwin Dawes
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Sunninghill
Edwin Dawes was wounded in neck and abdomen, both gun shot wounds.
Pte. George Dawes
British Army 2/6th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Rochdale
Pte. Ronald Guy Dawes
British Army 15th Btn. Welsh Regiment
(d.23rd Aug 1918)
Ronald Dawes served with the 15th Battalion, Welsh Regiment nd was killed in action on the 23rd August 1918, aged 20. He is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France.
George Dawkins
Royal Flying Corps 107 Squadron
The following information is written on the back of the photo: Pilots and observers of C Flight 107 Sqd. Cpt Carter DFC, Lieu Arundel, Lieu Aston, Lieu Whitup, Lieu Graham DFC, Lieu King, Lieu Dunlop DFC, Lieu Long, Lieu Holden.
Lt. Henry George Dawkins
British Army Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
from:Nottingham
Rifleman. George Richard Daws
British Army 8th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:London
My grandad George Daws volunteered at 15 yrs old by lying about his age. He was enlisted at Wood Green Middlesex on 21 August 1914. He trained at Borden Hants and finished training on 3rd March 1915 when he was sent to France.
He lost an arm after being hit by a shell. He was taken to Le Treport hospital where the arm was amputated above the elbow. He was discharged on 20th of December 1918 at Winchester after serving 4 years 122 days.
Pte. A. L. Dawson
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Pte A Dawson served with the 18th and 15th Btns, Orignially lying at map reference 27b 8.8, his remains were recovered by 21st Labour Coy on the 31st of July 1919 and reburied in Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers la Boisselle
Pte. Albert Dawson
British Army 17th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Stopsley, Bedfordshire
(d.28th May 1917)
Albert Dawson was killed near Fresnoy in France. His death is recorded in the regimental War diary as follows:
"On the 28th, the enemy retaliated for the shelling of the previous night. During the day his guns waxed furious and swept the Brigade area with shell of all calibre. Yet, though he battered the defences, blew in dug-outs and in places turned the trenches of the Fusiliers into a sorry spectacle, only one man was killed and two had to be sent down suffering from shell shock."
Charles Duncan Dawson
British Army 2nd Btn Scottish Rifles
from:Aberdeen
L/Cpl. Edward Dawson
British Army 27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Sherburn Hill
(d.30th Apr 1917)
Cpl. Edward Dawson
British Army 39th Brigade, 46th Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Preston, Lancashire
(d.8th April 1916)
Edward was the son of Richard and Hannah Dawson and husband of Lucy Drake. He had two sons, Thomas and Frederick. He died aged 28 and buried Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery.
Pte. Halliwell Dawson
British Army 11th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Hill Street, Ashton-under-Lyne
(d.30th Sep 1918)
Helliwell Dawson was born 1890 in Mythomroyd, Yorkshire but within a few years had moved back to Ashton-under-Lyne where his family originated from. In 1908 he married a local girl Mary Jane Barber and went to reside in Hill Street, Ashton where they had three children, Harry, Thomas and John.
Helliwell served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France where he fought at Arras, the Somme and Messines Ridge. He was killed in September 1918 when supporting the Canadian Infantry who were attacking the Hindenburg Line in the Battle of the Canal du Nord. During an advance on Cauchicourt Farm and whilst crossing a ridge he and his platoon came under heavy machine gun fire of which Helliwell, his commanding officer and several other ranks became casualties. He is buried at Chapel Corner Cemetery, Suchy-Lestree alongside his commanding officer and others killed in the same action. His name is commemorated on the Ashton War Memorial and I have a professionally taken photograph of Helliwell in uniform with two of his mates.
Gnr. Harold Dawson
British Army 111th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Bradford
(d.4th July 1917)
Harold Dawson, son of Thomas and Mary Dawson and husband of Beatrice Dawson of 10 Marshfield Place, Marshfield, Bradford, Yorks, served with the 111th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. He was killed in action on 4th July 1917 age 38 years and is buried in Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Sjt. Harry Boker Dawson DCM.
British Army 1/1st E.Lancs. Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Accrington
This Photograph shows Serjeant Harry B. Dawson DCM in the back row, left end.
His DCM medal reads, 695 GNR H.Dawson E. Lanc. BDE R.F.A. T.F. He also received the following medals inscribed 695 SJT. H. Dawson, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal. His Territorial Force Efficiency Medal is inscribed, 700104 SJT. H. Dawson.
Pte. J. W. Dawson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
J Dawson suffered gunshot wounds in 1917
L/Cpl. J. H. Dawson
British Army 2nd Battalion, B Coy. London Regiment
L/Cpl Dawson was wounded whilst serving with B Coy. 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.
James Lennox Dawson VC.
British Army 187th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire
James Dawson enlisted into the 5th Cameronians in November 1914 and transferred to the Royal Engineers in March 1915. He was awarded the VC as a Corporal in the 187th Company, Corps of Royal Engineers, he was 23 years old. His citation reads:
"On 13 October 1915 at Hohenzollern Redoubt, France, during a gas attack, when the trenches were full of men, Corporal Dawson exposed himself fearlessly to the enemy's fire in order to give directions to his sappers and to clear the infantry out of sections of the trench which were full of gas. Finding three leaking cylinders, he rolled them well away from the trench, again under heavy fire, and then fired rifle bullets into them to let the gas escape. His gallantry undoubtedly saved many men from being gassed."
He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in December 1916 and demobilised as a Major in 1919. After graduating from Glasgow University he was commissioned in the Army Education Corps in 1920, but transferred to the Indian Army Ordnance Corps in 1931 and later achieved the rank of colonel.
Jarvis Dawson
British Army 13th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Wath on Dearne
Jarvis Dawson was my Grandfather, he never used to talk about the war and seemed quite bitter about it, but I remember that from time to time he had blisters that would erupt from being Mustard Gassed. He served with the 13th Battalion, Yorks and Lancaster Regiment
Pte. John Dawson
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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