Basic Details
Surname
Dobson
Forenames
Oswald
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
115849
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 15 Charles Street.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
M.G.C.
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
50th Batt
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
St Quentin
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
26
Manner of death as stated
"Reported missing 26th March 1918, since reported killed same date near St Quentin"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action