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.
Dawson, Wilfred –
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: Border Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- New Jerusalem Church WWI Memorial - Kearsley
- 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