In Memory Of

DICKSON, WALTER MICHAEL

Service Details
Age:
 30
Date of Birth:
 1884-11-23
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 11th Bn.
Regiment:
 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Date of Death:
 1915-09-26
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 125 to 127.
Cemetery:
 LOOS MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Pas de Calais
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Brother of Mr. G. H. Dickson, of Bredasdorp, Cape Province, South Africa. A Scottish rugby international, who also represented Scotland at cricket. He played seven rugby Tests for his adopted country in 1912-13. He had come to Britain as a Rhodes Scholar then when war broke out he signed up with the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918