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Name:

Ernest William DODD

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Private

Initials:

E W

Service No.:

G/2641

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.

Age at Death:

Unit:

1st / 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry (Territorial Force).

Former Unit(s):

Place Enlisted:

Gateshead, Co. Durham.

Place of Residence:

Wylam, Northumberland.

Home Address:

Bradley Hall Gardens, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Previous Address:

Civilian Employment:

Miner at Greenside Colliery.

How Died:

Killed in action. Shot in the head by a sniper.

Date of Death:

Tuesday 20th July 1915

Place of Death:

Battle/Campaign:

Locally Commemorated:

Greenside War Memorial, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Reference D. 1.

Decoration and Medals:

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Blaydon Courier, page 8, 14th August 1915.

Family Details:

Son of Mr M. W. Dodd of Crofts Lodge, Hepscott, Morpeth, Northumberland. (formerly of Bradley Hall Gardens, Ryton-on Tyne, Co. Durham).

Notes :

Evidence suggests that Ernest's father may have been employed as a gardener tending the grounds of Bradley Hall, the home of the Simpson family and owners of the Stella Coal Company.

Sources Used:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register. Soldiers Died in the Great War.

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