John William – Dawson – North Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 31/10/1916
Title
John William – Dawson – North Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 31/10/1916
Initials / forenames
John William
Surname
Dawson
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Northumberland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
32356
Railway department
Collingham Bridge, Passenger Department
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
31/10/1916
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine: Jan 1917 p10 and Feb 1917 p29
Memorial
Struma Military Cemetery
Notes
Age 20, son of T H & Mary Dawson of 8 North Eastern Crescent, York. Killed in action while serving in Salonika. Joined the NER in February 1912 as a clerk in the Passenger department at Heighington. Employed at Collingham Bridge at the time of enlistment.
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
“John William – Dawson – North Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 31/10/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/57710.