Captain Wilfred James Dobson
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Dobson,
Wilfred James
Date of birth: 1878-04-03
Place of birth: East Dulwich Surrey England
Next of kin: Charlotte Dobson, mother. Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Schoolmaster
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-07-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Hooge Crater Cemetery, XVI. E. 15.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 9436
Highest Rank:
Captain
(1st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Captain, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1916-07-09
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-26 to 1915-01-07
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1914-10-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Zillebeke
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 457868
LAC ID:
356845
Service file: B2554-S042
Uploader's Notes:
Son of William Cleaver Dobson and Charlotte Dobson
CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action. During an action in the vicinity of Zillebeke on July 9th 1916, he was literally blown to pieces by an enemy high explosive shell.
Uploader's Research notes:
3rd Battalion Nominal Roll
Acting Major
December 2016 - 1914/15 Star Trio available here
Commissioned in Royal West Surrey Regiment Jan 7, 1915 - see London Gazette 29062, dated Feb 8, 1915, page 1298.
KIA with 1st Battalion C.E.F.
Captain Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-06-09