Northumbrian Gunner: September 2014

Sunday, 28 September 2014

Tyneside Scottish Centenary Parade / Service Bedlington

Tyneside Scottish Centenary Parade and Service

St Cuthbert Church

Bedlington

TS100 Parade
Bedlington Front Street

St Cuthbert Bedlington

Tyneside Scottish Memorial
Crosses for Remembrance / Flowers for Life

TS Recruiting Poster

2nd Battalion Tyneside Scottish Colour
Bedlington St Cuthbert

Saturday, 27 September 2014

Ovingham VC Commemoration

Pvt Frederick William Dobson VC

Private Frederick William Dobson was awarded the Victoria Cross whilst serving with 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards following his actions at the Battle of the Aisne.

On 28 September 1914 at Chavonne, Aisne, France, Private Dobson twice volunteered to go out under heavy fire to bring in two wounded men. This undertaking involved crossing a good deal of open ground in full view of the enemy. Private Dobson, however, crawled out and found one of the men dead and the other wounded. He dressed the wounds and then crawled back, to return with a corporal and a stretcher, on to which they put the wounded man and then dragged him back to safety.

Frederick William Dobson

As part of the national commemoration of the First World War memorial stones are to be laid in the birth places of the recipients.

Frederick William Dobson was born in Ovingham Northumberland 19th November 1886. Northumberland County Council organised a church service to unveil the VC Memorial Stone to Frederick Dobson VC.