Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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David Wilson Dawson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: Clyde Z/474
- Rank: Able Seaman
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
- Unit/Ship: Hood Battalion, R.N. Div
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 31
- Date of Death: 23.04.1917
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Arras Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Bay 1
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 27 Bernard St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Sarah Dawson, 27 Bernard St, Dundee
- Father:
- Siblings:
Tom & Edwin
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about David Wilson Dawson
David has no known grave but is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
David Wilson Dawson CZ/474 Hood Bn Royal Naval Division
DAWSON―Killed in action, on the 23d April, David W. Dawson, second son of Mrs Dawson, 27 Bernard Street. – Inserted by his mother and sister and brother Tom (on active service), also by his sister-in-law and brother Edwin (on active service).
Dundee People’s Journal 19th May 1917
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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