Main CPGW Record
Surname: DINSDALE
Forename(s): John
Place of Birth: Hawes, Yorkshire
Service No: 36063
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion
Division: 23rd Division
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1917-09-28
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 52 to 54.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: GAYLE, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: HAWES, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Dinsdale was the son of William and Ann Dinsdale, née Taylor. Both parents were born at Hawes, Yorkshire.
1901 Burtersett, Yorkshire Census: John Dinsdale, aged 8 years, born Hawes, Yorkshire, son of William and Ann Dinsdale.
1911 Gayle, Yorkshire Census: Garris - John Dinsdale, aged 18 years, born Hawes, son of William and Ann Dinsdale.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John Dinsdale, 4143, York. R.; 36063, York. R. Dead.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte John Dinsdale, 4143, 5/York. R.; 36063, 2/York. R.; 6/York. R.; 8/York. R. Dead.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte John Dinsdale, 36063, 8th Bn Yorks. Date and Place of Death: 28.9.17. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - William. £8 5s. 6d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for John. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Ann Dinsdale. Relationship: Mother. Address: The Garris, Gayle, Hawes, Yorks.
A short biography of John is included in: ‘Wensleydale Remembered – The Sacrifice made by the Families of a Northern Dale 1914-1918 and 1939-1945’ by Keith Taylor (2004).
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:
DINSDALE, John, aged 24, Yorkshire Regiment, Gayle Lane, [Hawes], killed in action 1917.
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Private John DINSDALE
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 23rd Division
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