Basic Details
Surname
Dobson
Forenames
Joseph
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was a director of the family sweet making firm, Dobson and Sons, and enlisted in March 1916. He went missing in the Peter Pan sector and is also commemorated on IWM 2130 as well as the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Rifleman
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Passchendaele
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
9
Age at death
34
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Missing