Private John James Dawson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Dawson,
John James
Date of birth: 1896-01-01
Place of birth: Sheffield
Next of kin: Anne Dawson, 440 Magdaline Street, Montreal, P.Q.,mother
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
440 Magdaline Street, Montreal, Quebec
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-05-19
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery, LXVI. D. 14.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 32871
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Died at Etaples France in the air raid by German aircraft on the #1 Canadian General Military Hospital to which Private Dawson was attached.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 497126
LAC ID:
347837
Service file: B2371-S044
Uploader's Notes: Son of Albert Edward and Ellen Dawson, of 440, Magdalen St., Montreal. Born at Sheffield, England. On Jan. 2nd, 1913, his birthday, at the risk of his own life, he saved two other boys from drowning in the St. Lawrence River, nr. Montreal.
Uploader's Research notes: Updated September 10, 2014.
[Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps 1st Canadian General Hospital ]
[Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps 1st Canadian General Hospital ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-08-11