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Pte. Jonas Dodson
British Army 11th (Cambridge) Btn. Suffolk Rregiment
from:Swavesey, Cambridgeshire
(d.1st July 1916)
Jonas Dodson, from Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, enlisted in the 11th Battalion (Cambridge) Suffolk Regiment on 9th November 1914, voluntarily, as a private. He served in France from 9th January, 1915 and was reported as killed in action on 1st July 1916 during the attack towards La Boiselle which began at 07:30 on that day. On his death, at the age of 39 years, Private Dodson left behind a wife and at least eight surviving children aged from under two years to 16 years. Private Dodson, who is understood to be buried on the battlefield, is commemorated on the memorial at Thiepval, Somme, France, and on the Roll of Honour at Swavesey War Memorial Hall. Their Name Liveth for Evermore.