Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John Docherty
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 3034
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales Own)
- Unit/Ship: 3rd Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 26
- Date of Death: 11.04.1917
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Arras Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Bay 1
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 54 Jamaica St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
John Docherty, 9 Cavendish Pl, Glasgow
- Siblings:
Kitty & Mary Jane
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about John Docherty
For reasons unknown John is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.
John Docherty 3034 Dragoon Guards
DOCHERTY―Killed in action on the 11th April 1917, Private John Docherty, 3034 Dragoon Guards, aged 26, eldest son of Mr and Mrs John Docherty, 9 Cavendish Place, S.S., Glasgow. – Inserted by his sisters Kitty and Mary Jane.
Dundee People’s Journal 28th April 1917
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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