Frederick William Dobson
Private, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards
- Register No.
- 334 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards all Coldstream Guards VCs →
- Date of action
- 28 September 1914 on this day → all of 1914 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 9th December 1914 on this day → all of 1914 →
- Born
- 9th November, 1886 at Nafferton, Stocksfield on Tyne,
- Died
- 15th November 1935 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
- Memorial / grave
- Ryton Cemetery, County Durham
- Medal held by
- the Guards Regimental HQ
Digest of citation
On 28th September, 1914 at Chavanne, Aisne, France, Private Dobson twice volunteered to go out under heavy fire to bring in two wounded men. This undertaking involved crossing a good deal of open ground in full view of the enemy. Private Dobson, however, crawled out and found one of the men dead and the other wounded. He dressed the wounds and then crawled back, to return with a corporal and a stretcher, onto which they put the wounded man and then dragged him back to safety
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DOBSON, Frederick William. (reg No. 334).
Private 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards.
London Gazetted on 9th December 1914.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Guards Regimental HQ.
Born on 9th November, 1886 at Nafferton, Stocksfield on Tyne, Northumberland.
Died on 15th November 1935 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.
Memorial at Ryton Cemetery, County Durham.
Digest of Citation reads: On 28th September, 1914 at Chavanne, Aisne, France, Private Dobson twice volunteered to go out under heavy fire to bring in two wounded men. This undertaking involved crossing a good deal of open ground in full view of the enemy. Private Dobson, however, crawled out and found one of the men dead and the other wounded. He dressed the wounds and then crawled back, to return with a corporal and a stretcher, onto which they put the wounded man and then dragged him back to safety.
Northumberland.
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