WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 1927[LIR] M2/020162[ASC] |
Major Frank Edward Dobson | 18th Bn. County of London (London Irish Rifles) ASC Motor Transport Indian Army |
born 1896 |
| Service Records | Attested 18th Bn London Irish Rifles &
embodied 11/8/14 Transferred to HS Battalion 31.10.14 to 20.11.14. Address 3 Southcourt Road, Chiswick Next of kin – Father: Albert Edward at same address. 17 Nov 1914 signed to agree as a territorial to serve overseas. Attested ASC at Grove Park 21st November 1914. Father: Albert Edward Dobson of Chiswick Occupation: Motor Fitter Previous service : 18th Co London Irish Rifles, discharged at own request Descriptive report: Height 5’ 7¾”, girth 35” (expansion 3”); Next of kin: mother, Annie Dobson, 3 Sutton Court, Chiswick Address on Discharge: Banks Cottage, The Banks, Bingham Postings: Home 21/11/14 to 12/12/14 Transferred to ASC at own request 7/12/14 Expeditionary Force France 13/12/14 to 10/9/16 Home 11/9/16 to 12/9/16 12/9/16 Discharged on being appointed a commission in the Indian Army Reserve of Officers “Particulars as to character” (10/9/1916) Employment: Motor Transport Motor Fitter in Motor Lorry Repair Shop Sober, reliable, shows special aptitude for his trade Indian Army On joining, it was stated that he was an artificer with advanced MT Repair Depot in France 319 (MT) ASC Note: Formed March 1915. 1st Heavy Repair Shop, based at Paris. Lines of Communication troops under GHQ command. [Long Long Trail] An example of the type of vehicle in use at that time: A soldier and vehicles of the 960 Motor Transport Company, ASC.  Civil occupation: Engineer B. L. I. Company, Aston, Birmingham Next of kin : A Dobson, The Banks, Bingham temporary 2nd Lt from Sept 13th 1916 temporary Lt from Sept 13th 1917 acting Captain from Dec 13th 1917 at Peshawar acting Major from May 30th 1918 Officer in charge of workshops of 692 MT Co. RASC from Nov 29th 1916 to 15th May 1918, then from 15th May 1918 to Feb 2nd 1919 He was at the blockade of Mohmand from Nov 29th 1916 The Mohmand blockade (late Sept 1916–July 1917) was a blockade formed by a series of blockhouses and barbed wire defences, along the Mohmand border on the North West Frontier by the Indian Army during World War I. The blockade began after a number of Mohmand raids into Peshawar. The most important engagement occurred on 15 November 1916, at Hafiz Kor, when a large number of Mohmands were defeated. The blockade was eventually lifted in July 1917 when the Mohmands finally submitted. [Wikipaedia] Had leave between Jun and Sept 1st 1917 Left Peshawar for East Persia Feb 15th 1919 D. A. D. J. M. T. (Deputy Assistant Director Joint Motor Transport) Mar 1st to Jun 1st 1919 East Persia Field Force under Brigadier Dixon Commandant No. 5 MT Co. Indian Forces from 1st June 1919 On sick list July 7th 1919 & Oct 4th 1919 at Hurmak on the Indo-Persian border Languages: Hindustani (colloquial), French and German (good) |
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| Medal card | Awarded Victory, British and 15 Star medals. Entered France 13 December 1914 Notes transfer to IABO (Indian Army) as Major. Note on card “Extract from POW and V medal roll RASC Correspondence address: 26 Little Green Lane, Erdington, Birmingham. |
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| Roll of Honour AVL |
RoH: Served on Western Front and India AVL ADDRESS: The Banks, Lt ASC Reserve |
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Family history etc
| Major Frank Edward Dobson | |||
| 2/2/1896 | Born Ilkeston, Baptised 18/2/1896 | ||
| 1901 Census | Lived at 138 Whitestile Rd., Old Brentford with: Father: Albert, b 1866 Beeston, Notts Mother Fanny, b.1865 Cotgrave, Notts Sisters: Frances Mary, b. 1892 Ilkeston, Derbys Dorothy, b. 1898 Sandiacre, Notts |
Commercial Traveller in Motors |
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| 1911 Census | Lived at 3 Sutton Court Rd. Chiswick with: Father: Albert Mother: Fanny Sisters: Mary Frances Dorothy Janet AND Kit Mitchell b. 1891 Fulham |
Manager of Motor Engineering Co. Apprentice to Fashion Artist General domestic servant |
In 1915 Mary Frances Dobson (Frances Mary on marriage certificate) married Arthur Wigzall Thomas in Bingham. |
| 1916 | 2nd Lieutenant F E Dobson was a passenger on SS Mooltan departing from London to Bombay on 27/10/1916 | FMP Passenger List. SS Mooltan was booked by HM Government. | |
| Address given as Banks Cottage on demob | |||
| 1918 AVL | Frank Edward Dobson on The Banks | ||
| ER 1918 | Fanny Dobson living on the Banks. but gone by 1921 | ||
| 1918 | A Dorothy J Dobson died aged 20 in Bingham APR-JUN | ||
| 1921 | A Frank E Dobson married Elizabeth May Owen in Kingston, Surrey, June qtr. | ||
| 1928 ER | Oaksey, Lichfield Rd, Four Oaks with Elizabeth May | ||
| 1933 FREEBMD | Died Sutton Coldfield APR-JUN | ||