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Surname: DOBBY
Forename(s): Ben
Place of Birth: Gargrave, Yorkshire
Service No: 42730
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion
Division: 11th (Northern) Division
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1917-10-09
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 52 to 54.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: GARGRAVE, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Ben Dobby was the son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Dobby, née Moss. Thomas was born at Ripon and Sarah at Leeds, Yorkshire. Ben was the cousin of Private William Gill (235189) (q.v.).
1901 Gargrave, Yorkshire Census: North Street - Ben Dobby, aged 8 years, born Gargrave, son of Thomas and Sarah A. Dobby.
1911 Eldroth, Yorkshire Census: Park House - Benjamin Dobby, aged 18 years, born Gargrave, Yorkshire. [Ben was boarding with his sister, Hannah and brother-in-law, David Wood.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Ben Dobby, 42730, York. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Ben Dobby, 42730, 8/York. R.; 6/York. R. Dead.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Ben Dobby, 42730, 6 Yorks. Date and Place of Death: 9.10.17 France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Thomas. £10 13s. 8d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Ben. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mr Thomas Dobby. Relationship: Father. Address: North Street, Gargrave.
Ben was killed in action near Poelcappelle [Poelkapelle] during the Battles of Ypres, 1917, 31 July-10 November, at the Battle of Poelcappelle, 9 October.
A short biography of Ben is included in: ‘From Mills to Marching and Back Again – A History of Gargrave from 1900 to 1925’ by Sue Lyall and Donavon Slaven with contributions from George Ingle, Ray Jones and Martin Thompson (2019).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
DOBBY, B., Yorkshire Regiment, son of Mr. Thos. Dobby, North Street, [Gargrave], killed in action.
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Private Ben DOBBY
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 11th (Northern) Division
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