Output for the name DAWN from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Each death is a tragedy of course, but how much more so when three of these young men were brothers, the eldest sons of Walter A W Dawn
| Surname | Forename | Rootsweb | Relations | Age | YOB | Died | Rank | Regiment | Unit ship or squadron | Country | Service number | Cemetery memorial | Grave reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN | A | 24/7/1917 | Private | Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 9th Bn. | Iraq | '22887' | Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery | XI. K. 15. | ||||
| DAWN | Arthur | 1490 | Son Of Walter Archibald William Dawn, V.D., Of 134, Upper Main Rd., Moulmein, Burma. | 21 | 1898 | 8/2/1919 | Lieutenant | Indian Army Reserve of Officers | India | Trimulgherry Cantonment Cemetery | Plot A. Grave 20. | ||
| DAWN | Ernest | Possibly 182or 428 | 21/3/1918 | Private | Lincolnshire Regiment | 2nd Bn. | France | '8155' | Pozieres Memorial | Panel 23 and 24. | |||
| DAWN | Harold Frederick | 1491 | Son Of Mr. W. A. W. Dawn, Of 134, Upper Main Rd., Moulmein, Burma. | 23 | 1893 | 22/1/1916 | Second Lieutenant | Indian Army Reserve of Officers | Iraq | Basra Memorial | Panel 43 and 65. | ||
| DAWN | Horace George | 259 | Son Of George And Louisa Dawn, Of 16, Loveday Rd., West Ealing, London. | 32 | 1886 | 30/8/1918 | Private | London Regiment | B Coy. 2nd/20th Bn. | France | '633804' | H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein | Sp. Mem. A. 2. |
| DAWN | J H | 16/3/1947 | Corporal | Royal Lincolnshire Regiment | 1st Bn. | Malaysia | '4800977' | Taiping (All Saints) Churchyard | |||||
| DAWN | John | 9/8/1915 | Lance Corporal | Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) | 9th Bn. | Turkey (including Gallipoli) | '17948' | Helles Memorial | Panel 150 to 152. | ||||
| DAWN | John Herbert | 1223 | Son Of John And Jane Dawn, Of 137, Weelsby St., Grimbsy. | 34 | 1883 | 30/5/1917 | Trimmer | Royal Naval Reserve | H.M. Trawler Ina Williams* | United Kingdom | '2892TS' | Plymouth Naval Memorial | 24 |
| DAWN | Joseph Walter | 1493 | Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. Dawn, Of Waltham, Lincolnshire. | 25 | 1915 | 22/11/1940 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | S.S. Bradfyne (Bideford) | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 18. | |
| DAWN | Percy | 481 | Son Of Mr. W. A. W. Dawn, Of 134, Upper Main Rd., Moulmein, Burma. Proceeded To England With The First Burma (Vol.) Contingent, Jan., 1915. | 19 | 1896 | 15/3/1915 | Private | Cameron Highlanders | G Coy. 3rd Bn. | United Kingdom | 'S/17370' | Dingwall (Mitchell Hill) Cemetery | I. 40. |
| DAWN | Walter Frank | 238 | Son Of Richard And Florence Dawn, Of Richmond; Husband Of Florence Mabel Dawn, Of Hampton Wick. | 34 | 1881 | 25/5/1915 | Private | London Regiment | 1st/23rd Bn. | France | '1989' | Le Touret Memorial | Panels 45 & 46. |
| DAWN | William | 7/10/1944 | Aircraftman 1st Class | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | United Kingdom | '1412864' | Birmingham Municipal Crematorium | Column 1. | |||||
| DAWNS | Wilfred Octavius | Son Of Zachariah And Ellen Dawns, Of George'S Plain, Jamaica. | 24 | 1921 | 17/1/1945 | Aircraftman 2nd Class | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | United Kingdom | '723562' | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery | Sec. H. Row E. Grave 14. |
*On 30th May 1917 Hired Trawler fitted as MS, Adm No 2658, Ina Williams (Grimsby), built 1913, 337 tons, hit a mine laid by UC 50 and was sunk off Bull Rock Light, Berehaven with 9 casualties.
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