Richard – Dobson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 19/11/1917
Title
Richard – Dobson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 19/11/1917
Initials / forenames
Richard
Surname
Dobson
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
East Lancashire Regiment, 2nd/4th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
30795
Railway department
Newcastle Forth
Railway job
Number Taker
Date died
19/11/1917
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine February 1918, pg 29.
Memorial
Tyne Cot Memorial
Notes
Aged 25, son of Richard and Mary Ann Dobson of 12 Rodsley Avenue, Gateshead. He joined the North Eastern Railway in April 1908 as a telegraph learner at Newcastle Central. He then went on to be a messenger, rulley checker and then a lad number taker before he enlisted. Dobson was killed in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
08/02/2016
Last updated
08/02/2016
Citation
“Richard – Dobson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 19/11/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 13, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/57428.