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Arthur Harold Dawson

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  • Commonwealth War Grave Commission headstone marking his grave at Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Photograph courtesy of Murray Biddle
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Nottingham
Arthur was the son of Arthur Alfred and Harriet Eleanor Dawson of Warwick Road, Mapperley Park, Nottingham. He was the brother of Leonard Leslie Dawson (b. 1892) who worked as a clerk. In 1911 Arthur and Leonard lived with their grandmother Sarah Dawson at 11 Park Valley Nottingham along with two servants. Leonard served as a lieutenant in the 1st Bn Sherwood Foresters and was killed on 27 May 1918 aged 26 leaving a widow, Ethel (née Gauntley) whom he had married on 1 December 1916.
In 1911 Arthur was manager of a lace factory.
02 Apr 1917
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500514 - CWGC Website
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He enlisted in Nottingham.
Gunner
121st Heavy Bty Royal Garrison Artillery
He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery 22.E.19a
Personal inscription on his headstone reads: 'Also in memory of Lieut LL Dawson Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 27 May 1918.'
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  • Commonwealth War Grave Commission headstone marking his grave at Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Photograph courtesy of Murray Biddle
    Arthur Harold Dawson - Commonwealth War Grave Commission headstone marking his grave at Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Photograph courtesy of Murray Biddle

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