Private
John Dobson
105862 Royal Army Medical Corps att 33rd Stat Hospital
Lived at 33 Colbran Street
Died of Pneumonia 3rd November 1918, aged 32
Buried in Skopje Cemetery, Macedonia
St
Peters Memorial, Burnley
Burnley Express 16/11/1918 (P)
“Official news had been received that he had died from influenza
in Salonika. He had a leave from Ireland in April 1916 and was sent out
to Salonika in May 1916. Whilst there he had malarial fever three times.
Prior to joining up Private Dobson was the secretary and a teacher at
Pickup Croft Sunday School. Two of his brothers are serving - one in Italy
and another is wounded and in England. There will be a memorial service
at Pickup Croft on Sunday night.”
John Dobson was born at
Shuttleworth the son of Edward & Alice Dobson. He was the husband
of Nellie Dobson of 33 Colbran Street, Burnley (Off Thursby Road).
He enlisted in Burnley in December 1915an served as Private 105862 in
the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was attached to the 33rd Stationary Hospital
in Salonika when he died of pneumonia aged 32 on Sunday 3rd November 1918.
He is buried at Skopje Military Cemetery in Macedonia.
Notes
In the Burnley Express Roll of Honour for Nov 16 1918 he was remembered
by his brother A J Dobson 35 Holbeck Street. Dick in Ireland; and on November
30th by his mother and all at 34 Healey Wood Road and Herbert at Barrow.
John Dobson was also commemorated on the Pickup Croft Sunday School Memorial which was dedicated on 16th September 1922. Pickup Croft was a mission church of St Peter’s Parish and was also used as an Infant School.
