Dickson, Angus –

Son of James and Margaret Hogg Dickson, of 31, Lugsmore Lane, St. Helens, Lancashire; brother of Mrs. John Aspinall, of 2, St. James Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted September 1914. Formerly Private, 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned September 1916. Killed by accident.

Personal details

  • Surname: Dickson
  • Forename: Angus
  • Date of birth: January 26th, 1891
  • Birth place: Penycae, Ruabon, Denbighshire
  • Place of residence: Westhoughton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 25
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 14th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: IV. G. 7.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 27/10/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7d 6b* S14*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 27/10/1916

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