Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Aire Communal Cemetery | V. C. 45. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.121 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 16C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born c.Q4 1876, the 6th child and 2nd son of Mrs. Frances and the late Dr. Henry Dodgson, of Cockermouth, Cumberland; The census of 1881 shows an extensive family with many brothers and sisters, but by 1891 he is resident as a boarder at the West Green Grammar School at Pocklington, Yorkshire. By 1908 he was resident at Derwent House, Cockermouth and acting as a Land Agent (1911).Family :
Siblings: Grace Elizabeth. (b.1868), Janet Mary (b.1870), Frances Isabel (b.1871), Henry (b.1873), Mabel Jane (b1876), Edith Marian (b.1878) Lilian Louise (b.1880) and Margaret Octavia (b.1881)He married Annie (nee Ritson) of Ridgemount, Maryport, Cumberland in the early part of 1913.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 5th Field Survey Company |
| Action : The Battles of the Lys |
9 April - 29 April 1918. As the first phase of the great German campaign of 1918 lost momentum and failed in its objective to split the British and French armies, subsidiary attacks were shift the balance of the attack and to seek opportunities to exploit other sectors. On the Lys the Germans initially enjoyed spectacular success against a Portuguese Division but the gap was soon plugged and the advance halted.
Detail :
Probate record: DODGSON, Edward Hughes of Cockermouth, Cumberland. Sapper Royal Engineers, died 3rd May 1918 in France. Probate Carlisle 24th June to Annie Dodgson, widow. Effects £2255 11s.
The record shows that he died of illness at 54th Casualty Clearing Station in France on 3rd May 1918.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Skiddaw No. 1002 E.C. | Cumberland & Westmoreland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th February 1908 | 3rd February 1908 | 7th April 1908 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley