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Colin Macpherson Dobell

In memory of:

Lieutenant Colin Macpherson Dobell

May 30, 1918

Military Service

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Division:

1st Battalion attd. 9th Battalion

Additional Information

Son of William Molson Dobell and Constance Dobell, of "Boisfranc", St. Louis Road, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 586 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MARFAUX BRITISH CEMETERY
Marne, France

Grave Reference:

VII. E. 10.

Location:

Marfaux is 18.5 kilometres from Reims and 16 kilometres from Epernay. Marfaux British Cemetery is about one kilometre south-east of the village along the RD386, on the north-east side of the road to Nanteuil-la-Foret and on the south-east side of the crossroad from Bois-de-Courton. The Marfaux (New Zealand) Memorial takes the forms of a panel stone erected in the shelter in Marfaux British Cemetery, and commemorates, by name, 10 casualties of the New Zealand Cyclist Battalion who fell in July 1918 and who have no known grave.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Colins Father was a Timber Merchant and in the 1901 England Census the family were living in Sloane Square Chelsea London. Dave Morris Tadcaster England

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    Grave Marker – Colins Father was a Timber Merchant and in the 1901 England Census the family were living in Sloane Square Chelsea London. Dave Morris Tadcaster England
  • Plaque– Pro Deo Et Patria Erected by the Royal Military College Club of Canada Anno Domini 1923. Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada. 1065 Lieut Colin Macpherson Dobell (RMC 1914) was the son of William Molson Dobell and Constance Dobell, of "Boisfranc", St. Louis Road, Quebec. He served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion attd. 9th Battalion. He died on May 30, 1918.

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Pro Deo Et Patria Erected by the Royal Military College Club of Canada Anno Domini 1923. Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada. 1065 Lieut Colin Macpherson Dobell (RMC 1914) was the son of William Molson Dobell and Constance Dobell, of "Boisfranc", St. Louis Road, Quebec. He served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion attd. 9th Battalion. He died on May 30, 1918.
  • Stained Glass Window– On their 50th anniversary the class of August 1915 at the Royal Military College of Canada have placed this memorial stained glass window to honour their fallen classmates. 1065 Lieut Colin Macpherson Dobell (RMC 1914) was the son of William Molson Dobell and Constance Dobell, of "Boisfranc", St. Louis Road, Quebec. He served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion attd. 9th Battalion. He died on May 30, 1918.

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – On their 50th anniversary the class of August 1915 at the Royal Military College of Canada have placed this memorial stained glass window to honour their fallen classmates. 1065 Lieut Colin Macpherson Dobell (RMC 1914) was the son of William Molson Dobell and Constance Dobell, of "Boisfranc", St. Louis Road, Quebec. He served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion attd. 9th Battalion. He died on May 30, 1918.
  • Memorial– Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial – Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Memorial– Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial – Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Memorial Doll– Memorial doll, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial Doll
    Memorial Doll – Memorial doll, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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