World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
Generally showing where they are commemorated, when they died and some basic facts about each person. There are gaps, however, so if you can fill in any missing details do please contact us.
Thomas William Dawson
Forename(s):
Thomas William
Surname:
Dawson
Initial(s):
T W
Service Number:
47125
(Possibly)
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish)
Died:
17/06/1917
Aged:
22
Buried:
Arras Memorial (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery)
Service History:
There is no trace of a William Dawson or similar on the CWGC & Ancestry.co.uk websites with obvious links to the wider Rothbury area.
There are only two William Dawson's who served with the Tyneside Scottish Brigade - Private William Gilchrist Dawson (Regimental service #23/1608; 23rd Battalion; Died 1 July 1916; refer to separate entry, below) & 47125, Private Thomas William Dawson.
If 47125 is correct, Dawson enlisted at Norwich, Norfolk.
Formerly 174211, Royal Engineers.
Background:
Born at Aldborough, Suffolk.
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records Dawson's Executor as being his Uncle Philip.
The connection of 47125 to the wider Rothbury area appears somewhat tenous!
Local Memorial:
Rothbury War Memorial