Source: July 1916 KIA.
Family Search: Private Thomas William Dobson was born on 13 February 1880, in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of George Dobson and Elizabeth. He immigrated to Canada before 1914. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 34, his occupation is listed as farm labourer. He died on 17 July 1916, in Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium, at the age of 36, and was buried in Voormezele, Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 