Basic Details
Surname
Dawson
Forenames
Charles Gardner
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Service number
15805
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 533 Lincoln Road. It wrongly states he died on 14/7/1917.

(CWGC records that Private Charles Gardner Dawson, regimental number 15805, died aged 20 on 14/7/1916 while serving in the 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial. They record him as the son of Sophia Dawson of 533 Lincoln Road, Peterborough).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
6th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Northamptonshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
July
Day of death
14
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 14 July 1917 [sic] on the Somme whilst working as a stretcher-bearer"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
533, LINCOLN ROAD
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial
Biography
Killed in action whilst working as a stretcher bearer