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Surname: DAWSON
Forename(s): George Albert
Place of Birth: Millom, Cumberland
Service No: 11784
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Battalion / Unit: 149th Machine Gun Coy
Division: 50th (Northumbrian) Division
Age: 18
Date of Death: 1916-10-27
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: III. H. 52.
CWGC Cemetery: DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: CAUTLEY, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
George Albert Dawson was the son of Daniel and Ruth Annie Dawson, née Mansergh. Daniel was born at Ambleside, Westmorland and Ruth at Torver, Lancashire.
1901 Ambleside, Westmorland Census: Fisher Bank - George A. Dawson, aged 3 years, born Millom, Cumberland, son of Daniel and Ruth A. Dawson.
1911 Ambleside, Westmorland Census: Busk - George Albert Dawson, aged 13 years, born Millom, Cumberland, son of Daniel Dawson, widower.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte George Dawson, 25908, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry; 11784, Machine Gun Corps.
A short biography of George is included in: ‘Sedbergh and District 1914-1918 – But who shall return the children?’ Compiled by Sedbergh and District History Society. Edited by Diane Elphick (2016).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 50th (Northumbrian) Division
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