Dawson, Wilfred –

Of 6, Whitby Street, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Relatives lived at 7, Jackson’s Buildings, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1915. Died in the 44th Casualty Clearing Station from wounds.

Personal details

  • Surname: Dawson
  • Forename: Wilfred
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 17
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 14th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 21620
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: IV. C. 20.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/05/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 29/09/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 14/09/1917

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