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LCPL FREDERICK WILLIAM DOBSON, VC.
Frederick William Dobson was born on 9th November 1886 at
Ovingham, Northumberland. He enlisted into the Coldstream
Guards at Newcastle on 7th July 1906.
He served at home for
three years before transferring to the Reserve on 7th July
1909.
He was recalled to the colours on 6th August 1914 and went
to France with the 2nd Battalion. He was awarded the
Victoria Cross for gallantry at Chavonne. He was discharged
on 1st July 1917 being classed as “no longer physically fit
for further war service” as a result of his wounds.
He obtained work as a cimema commissionaire but he suffered
much pain and spent long periods in hospital. He died in
Newcastle General Hospital on 13th November 1935.
As well as the VC, he was also awarded the 1914 Star and
Bar, British War Medal, Victory Medal and the Russian Order
of St George (4th Class). He was also Mentioned in
Dispatches. Three of his medals were found in a Newcastle
pawn shop in 1936 and in accordance with the wishes of the
Dobson family they were returned to the Regiment. In 1988,
Dobson’s daughter-in-law contacted the Regiment offering the
two missing medals. Apparently Dobson’s son had had the
medals and intended to present them to the Regiment, but he
never quite got around to it.
EXTRACT FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
08 Dec 1914
Victoria Cross
6840 Lance Corporal Frederick William DOBSON, 2nd Bn
Coldstream Guards
For conspicuous gallantry at Chavonne (Aisne) on 28th
September 1914, in bringing into cover on two occasions,
under heavy fire, wounded men who were lying exposed in the
open.
His medal(s) is on display at Regimental Headquarters
RELATED IMAGES/INFORMATION
More information on Dobson can be found below:
Wikipedia External Link
Memorial of Two Village Heroes
High Spen (village) info and Small Biography
Dobson's grave, erected March 1986, in the Ryton and
Crawcrook Cemetery, Co. Durham. (Section A. Plot 234.)
MEDAL
ENTITLEMENT OF:
Lance Corporal Frederick DOBSON (Coldstream Guards)
Victoria Cross
1914 Star - clasp "5th Aug-22nd Nov 1914"
British War Medal ( 1914-20 )
Victory Medal ( 1914-19 ) + MiD Oakleaf
Cross, Order of St George ( Russia ) |
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