Frederick SYdney Dawson
1889-
Father Nm: Albert Edward Dawson b. 1853 d. 1925
Mother Nm: Elizabeth Frances Blinco [3621] born 19.2. c 4.8.1850 Pitstone died 1942
Marriage Dt:1909 Hockcliffe Rd, Baptist Chapel, Leighton Buzzard to Mabel Barratt
K comments: Nephew Richard Edward Dawson was killed in action in India in 1944 
Spouse comments: Mabel Annie Barratt born 6 Jan 1889 Slapton
Children: Zena Winifred 1910, Linda Grace 1911
Born 1888
12 september 1888 Leighton Buzzard
1891 Census
Leighton Buzzard, Bucks
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Albert E Dawson | 38 |
| Elizabeth Dawson | 40 |
| Alice Dawson | 11 |
| Albert E Dawson | 7 |
| Harry Dawson | 5 |
| Frederick Dawson | 2 |
| Deborah A Dawson | 62 |
| Jane Collins | 65 |
| Esther Griffin | 18 |
1901 Census
Leighton Buzzard
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Albert E Dawson | 47 |
| Elizabeth Pawson | 51 |
| Alice E Pawson | 21 |
| Albert E Pawson | 17 |
| Harry P Pawson | 15 |
| Frederick Pawson | 12 |
Marriage
1911 Census
House Decorator living at 58 Hockliffe Road, Leighton Buzzard.. Fred probably worked in his father’s Builders business before and after the war.
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Frederick Sidney Dawson | 22 |
| Mabel Annie Dawson | 21 |
| Zena Winifred Dawson | 1 |
WW1
Frederick Sidney Dawson, Private, 25467, 3rd Bn. 6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
1915
- 11th December. Attested at Bedford. The address was given as 89 Heath Rd. Leighton Buzzard
1916
- 29th May mobilised.
- 29th May-13th Sept 1916. Home depot.
- 14th September, embarked for France with the Regiment. Posted to 6th Battalion Northants.
- 26th September 1916. Somme, Thiepval. Battalion in support for attack on Thiepval by 11th Royal Fusiliers and 12th Middlesex Regiment. Commanding officer – Lt. Vol. Gerge Eustace Ripley wounded. Later has arm amputated, and dies of tetanus on 16th October 1916. $7 men killed on this day , could well be when Frederick was sick or wounded.
- 29-30 September. Invalided of of the line
- October. Likely in Hospital on the coast of France until he well enough to be returned home
- 19th November – Invalided home?
1917
- 22nd October discharged unfit to serve further. The Silver War Medal records indicate illness, got sick when in France and was unable to continue service.
Medals
1939 census
89 Heath Road , Leighton Buzzard U.D., Bedfordshire, England
Frederick S Dawson 12 Sep 1888 Male House Painter Married
Mabel A Dawson 06 Jan 1889 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Sidney A Cairns 06 Jan 1908 Male Tourist Agents Docking Clerk Married
Winifred R M Cairns 15 Sep 1903 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Died 1962
2nd January 1962, Cowplain, Hampshire