John Dingle · In memoriam
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John Dingle
1893 – 1916 · 23 years
Lieutenant, Northumberland Fusiliers, 2nd Bn. Son of John Martin Dingle and Phillis (Dobby) Dingle, of 5, Ravensbourne Terrace, South Shields. John was educated at Westoe Secondary School before transferring to the Boys High School in the fall of 1908. He left school in 1911 and went to work for an accounting firm. He was also an Assistant Scout Master during this time. At the start of the war he joined the O.T.C. at Newcastle and later granted a commission as Second Lieutenant. After seeing action in India and Egypt, John had additional training at Boldon before being sent to France in the fall of 1915. Shortly after his arrival in France he was promoted to Lieutenant. In 1916, he was sent to Salonika. Killed in Action. Age: 23.
