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Name:

John Thomas DOWSON

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Initials:

J T

Service No.:

205049

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

Age at Death:

Unit:

Durham Light Infantry.

Former Unit(s):

Place Enlisted:

Place of Residence:

Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Home Address:

The Folly, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Previous Address:

Civilian Employment:

Miner at Greenside Colliery (on the screens).

How Died:

Of pulmonary tuberculosis and haemorrhage.

Date of Death:

Saturday 12th June 1920

Place of Death:

At home.

Battle/Campaign:

Locally Commemorated:

Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham (initials are I T on the memorial). St John's Church, Roll of Honour, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

Decoration and Medals:

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Family Details:

A cousin, W Robson, is given as attending at the time of John's death.

Notes :

Sources Used:

Absent Voters List 1918. Death Certificate.

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