World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
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James Dawson
Forename(s):
James
Surname:
Dawson
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
Tyneside Z/649
Rank:
Able Seaman
Regiment:
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Naval Division, Collingwood Battalion, 'A' Company, 4th Platoon
Died:
04/06/1915
Aged:
19
Buried:
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Service History:
Enlisted 25 October 1914.
Served with 4th Platoon of 'A' Company from 4 February 1915.
Background:
Born on 2 October 1895, probably at Amble, Northumberland (when his parents lived at 8, George Street), the son of Ellen Dawson, of 21, Front Street, Old Penshaw, County Durham, & the late George Dawson.
Pre-enlistment occupation: Miner.
Local Memorial:
Amble War Memorial