Source: Unknown
Family Search: Private George Dickson was born on 2 July 1894, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom as the son of George Dickson. He married Elizabeth M. Blair from 1917 to 1918, in United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Canada in 1913. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 20, his occupation is listed as sign painter in London, Ontario, Canada. He died on 3 December 1958, in London, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 64, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada.
Brother of Private Dickson, Charles H. Service no. 53908. Both brothers survived the war.
Mentioned in 18th Battalion “MEMORIES” as a sign painter and tattoo artist who tattooed soldiers aboard the S.S. Grampian during the Battalion’s transit across the Atlantic on the way for training in England and subsequent service on the Continent.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 
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