7437 Private Willie Dickson, 1st Manchester Pals

[Mark Hone]

As I don't have immediate access to the Manchester Pals' Book of Honour or the like, could one of our resident Pals' experts please confirm in which platoon and company Private Dickson of 16th Battalion, served? He was killed on 1st July 1916 and is commemorated on Thiepval. He was the great-uncle of the colleague who will be accompanying me on our school tour this summer. We're still trying to track down a photo of him, possibly in a Salford newspaper.

Any help much appreciated.

[Peter Beckett]

Mark,

I found W Dickson No 7437 in the 16th Batt, E Coy, 19 Platoon

Here is the nominal roll and platoon photo

Peter

[Peter Beckett]

And photo

Peter

[Peter Beckett]

Mark,

I can email you a higher resolution of each if you require, just PM me your address

Peter

[John_Hartley]

Mark

Of course the trouble with "E" Company is you've no idea where they ended up when the Coys shrank to four.

John

[bernardmcilwaine]

mark,willie dickson lived at the crescent,salford,and worked for armstrong whitworth & co,he landed in france on 8-11-1915 and was entitled to the 1914-15 trio,bernard

[bernardmcilwaine]

mark,i found these in the MEN.

cpl john,robert parry

manchester regt

worked for mr w.bolton [accountant] spring gardens m/c

pte ernest howarth

manchester regt

the elms,walmersley rd,bury

old boy of bury grammar

worked for a assurance firm in king st, m/c

pte earl openshaw

lancs fusiliers

6 south terrace,warthfold,bury

DOW

worked for w.spencer hat manufacturor,bury

bernard

[Mark Hone]

Thanks very much for all the info. Of course the problem with these platoon photos is that you can never be sure exactly who's who. I'll have to get my colleague to stand by it and we decide who bears the closest resemblance!