Lance Corporal William Albert Dawson
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Regimental Number: |
823269 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
142nd Battalion | Company: |
Machine Gun Company |
Place of Birth: |
Manchester, England | Country: |
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Next of Kin: |
Clara Dawson, Mother, 434 Central Ave., London, Ontario | Address at Enlistment: |
434 Central Ave., London, Ontario |
Date of Birth: |
February 16, 1896 | Trade or Calling: |
Candymaker |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
No |
Place of Enlistment: |
London, Ontario | Date of Enlistment: |
December 13, 1915 |
Age at enlistment: |
19 | Height: |
5 Feet 8 Inches |
Chest: |
36 1/2 Inches | Expansion: |
4 1/2 Inches |
Religion: |
Baptist | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action | Battle Died/Wounded: |
Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86 |
Date of Death: |
June 27, 1918 | Age at Death: |
22 |
Buried at: |
Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia | Plot: |
Panel 2. |
Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2375-1 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Lance Corporal | Canadian Infantry | 142nd Battalion | Machine Gun Company |
Son of William Albert and Clara Dawson, of 58 Albion St., London, Ontario. The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive. |