Every Name a Story

W. Dobson 1941
Rank : Stoker First Class

Lemington

William  Dobson

Every Name a Story

On Portsmouth Naval Memorial is the name of P/KX 89730 Stoker 1st Class William Dobson, serving on H.M.S. Kashmir with the Royal Navy who died 23/05/1941.

He was the son of William and Agnes Unthank Dobson, of Lemington, Northumberland

HMS Kashmir was bombed and sunk on the 23rd May 1941 by German Stuka dive bombers south of Crete together with HMS Kelly, another K-class destroyer.

William Dobson is remembered in our List of Ships’ Crews.

First Name: William

Last Name: Dobson

Service Number: P/KX 89730

Which War: Second World War 1939-45

Died: 23/05/1941

Rank: Stoker First Class

Regiment: Royal Navy

Unit/Ship: H.M.S. Kashmir

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