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|Image:{{{Image Name|Sgt Jack Dobbs.JPG}}}|thumb|alt={{{Sgt Jack Dobbs September 2014|Image placeholder}}}
 
 
|Surname and forenames=Dobbs John
 
|Surname and forenames=Dobbs John
 
|Army number=3911393
 
|Army number=3911393
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|Age=0
 
|Age=0
 
|Date of birth=7/11/1916
 
|Date of birth=7/11/1916
|Unit=South Wales Borderers, enlisted 15/3/1940, Served in Home Forces.  Posted to 32 Replacement Holding Unit in Normandy late June 1944, Trf Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Posted 9th Bn DLI 26/8/1944, Class Z Army Reserve 17/5/1946.
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|Unit=Enlisted in the South Wales Borderers 15/3/1940. Served in Home Forces.  Served Normandy.  Posted to 32 Replacement Holding Unit in Normandy late June 1944.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944, posted 10th Battalion DLIPosted 9th Battalion DLI 26/8/1944Class Z Army Reserve 17/5/1946.
 
|Company/Battery=C
 
|Company/Battery=C
 
|Task or role=Section Commander.
 
|Task or role=Section Commander.
 
|Joined Brigade=01-Jul-44
 
|Joined Brigade=01-Jul-44
|Promotions=Cpl (with SWB and 10th DLI), Sgt (with 9th DLI).
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|Promotions=Corporal (with SWB and 10th DLI). Sergeant (with 9th DLI).
 
|Home address=Married 12/1/1944.  Worked in concrete pipe manufacturing.  Surviving Veteran as at 19/9/2014.
 
|Home address=Married 12/1/1944.  Worked in concrete pipe manufacturing.  Surviving Veteran as at 19/9/2014.
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
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|Image Name=Sgt Jack Dobbs.JPG
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|Image Title=Sgt Jack Dobbs September 2014
 
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To listen to a detailed interview with Mr Dobbs, conducted by Harry Moses on behalf of the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive © IWM, click on this link to the IWM's Collections Website http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80024893
 
To listen to a detailed interview with Mr Dobbs, conducted by Harry Moses on behalf of the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive © IWM, click on this link to the IWM's Collections Website http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80024893
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With thanks to Sergeant Dobbs' family for their help and support, it was possible to download a copy of his personal memoir of his military service and this is accessible from the link below.
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[[Mr Jack Dobbs personal Memoir of his World War Two service]]

Latest revision as of 13:57, 23 January 2018

Personnel Entry

Sgt Jack Dobbs September 2014
Sgt Jack Dobbs September 2014

Name Dobbs John
Army number 3911393
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth 7/11/1916
Age 0
Unit Enlisted in the South Wales Borderers 15/3/1940. Served in Home Forces. Served Normandy. Posted to 32 Replacement Holding Unit in Normandy late June 1944. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944, posted 10th Battalion DLI. Posted 9th Battalion DLI 26/8/1944. Class Z Army Reserve 17/5/1946.
Company/Battery C
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Section Commander.
Joined Brigade 01-Jul-44
Promotions Corporal (with SWB and 10th DLI). Sergeant (with 9th DLI).
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action
Home address Married 12/1/1944. Worked in concrete pipe manufacturing. Surviving Veteran as at 19/9/2014.
Source table 10DLI

To listen to a detailed interview with Mr Dobbs, conducted by Harry Moses on behalf of the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive © IWM, click on this link to the IWM's Collections Website http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80024893

With thanks to Sergeant Dobbs' family for their help and support, it was possible to download a copy of his personal memoir of his military service and this is accessible from the link below.

Mr Jack Dobbs personal Memoir of his World War Two service