Private George Frederick Dawson

Army Number: 102626 formerly 75641 Army Ordnance Corps and 59610 Royal Fusiliers

Battalion: 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Worksop.Son of Thomas Smith Dawson and Jane Dawson, of 13, Foley Place, Worksop, Nottinghamshire.He was an assistant Butcher prior to enlisting 10th December 1915.He went to France 22nd March 1918 and was transfeered o the 2/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) 30th Marckh 1918 and posted 2nd btn. 15th June 1918Regiment.he was killed in action 19th September 1918, age 31. during the attack on the Quadrilateral, near Holnon, France.

Died: 19th September 1918, age 31.

Commemorated: Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France. Panel 7.

He is also commemorated on th Worksop war memorial and st Mary and St Cuthbert’s Priory church war Memorial