Private Arthur Edward Dovinson

Army Number: 240722 formerly 2768

Battalion: 2/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Borm at grassmoor. Derbyshire. Son of John Thomas and Ann Dovinson, of 23 Charles Street, Grassmoor.Husband of Lily Dovinson, of 58 Chapman close Grassmoor. He was a coal miner, prior to enlisting into the 6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment, 13th October 1914 at Chesterfield. He went to France. 28th February 1915.He was admitted to 13 Stationary Hospital, Bologne suffering from ” mental deficiency” and was transferred to England 16th June 1915. He returned to France 10th November 1915 and was posted to the 2/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.and suffered gunshot wounds to his right arm 1st July 1916. at Gommecourt on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.He was sent to 16 General hospital atl Le Treportand 5 stationary hospital Dieppe. 3rd July 1916. On the 13 July 1916 He was admitted to 10 General Hospital, Rouen, before being transported to England 15th July 1916. He returned to France 29th March 1917 and suffered shrapnel wounds to hi right arm, 30 the >September 1917. He was treated at no.1 General Hospital, Cammieres before being transferred to England on Hospital Ship Pieter de Connick on 13th October 1917. He returned to France 18th January 1918 and was Killed in action, 21st March 1918, whilst holding the line near Noreuil, France on the opening day of the German Spring Offensive or (Kaiserschlact)

Commemorated: Arras Memorial, France. Bay 7.

He is also commemorated on the Grassmoor war Memorial.