Lance Corporal William Albert Dawson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Dawson,
William Albert
Date of birth: 1896-02-16
Place of birth: Manchester England England
Next of kin: Clara Dawson, Mother, 434 Central Ave., London, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Candymaker
Occupation (normalized): Confectionery Maker
Address:
434 Central Ave., London, Ontario
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1918-06-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Halifax Memorial, Panel 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 823269
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
Rank detail
Lance Corporal (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 4021489
LAC ID:
343363
Service file: B2375-S001
Uploader's Notes:
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.
Uploader's Research notes: [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 142nd Battalion Machine Gun Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2013-07-20