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Originally Posted by Retlaw
Richard Dobson.
Pte. 1402 10th Lincolns.
Son of Richard and Cecily Dobson 54 Cliffe St, Gt Harwood.
Age 19. K.I.A. July 1st 1916 during the battle of the Somme.
Thiepval Memorial, France
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How did you find that info, Retlaw? I'm on Ancestry, and found some records, but that is amazing! Incidentally, he was underage when he joined up. He travelled to Lincolnshire thinking he wouldn't be found out as easily as if he joined up in Lancashire. He hated working in the cotton mill so much that becoming a soldier seemed like a better life. Sadly, that proved not to be the case.