Name
Frederick William Dodd
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/09/1915
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Sergeant
9669
The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY
III. A. 1.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Royal Masonic School Memorial, Rickmansworth
Pre War
Born on 6 Feb 1892 in Bermondsey, London son of Frederick Ralph and Julia Dodd.
Educated at the Royal Masonic School 1901-07 and then went to sea.
Wartime Service
Joined the Army in 1910 and became an Instructor in Physical Training. He entered France on 4 Oct 1914 and fought at Mons. He was wounded in Dec 1914 but returned to the front. He was recommended for a commission in 1915 but was killed by a shell at Givenchy before he could come to England for his training.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Old Masonians Association
