BORN LONDON 1888. SON OF ANNIE DAWSON, AT 33, LEE STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS). EX RECKITTS WORKER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, IN 1916. LEFT WIDOW MAGGIE E (SHARP) & THREE CHILDREN AT 19 CRYSTAL STREET, HULL. HIS IN LAWS LIVED AT 211 PARK AVENUE, HULL. HE IS PICTURED ON HIS WEDDING DAY IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 6TH FEBRUARY 1918. *
HE ENLISTED AS GUNNER, 756212, IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. WAS KILLED SIX MONTHS LATER, ON 22/08/1918, AGED 30. HE IS BURIED AT VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY, CEMETERY, SOMME. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “THE HEART THAT LOVED HIM, DEARLY IS THE HEART THAT CAN’T FORGET. MOTHER”
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE RECKITT’S WW1 BOY CLUB ROLL OF HONOUR.
| Name | Wilfred Dawson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | London |
| Death Date | 22 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery 251st Brigade, B Battery |
| Battalion | Territorial Force |
| Regimental Number | 756213 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
WILFRED
Military Number:
756212
Rank:
Gunner
Date Died
22/08/1918
Place died:
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France
Age:
30
33, LEE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
