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Death Date: 26 May 1918
Regiment: Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
Battalion: 2nd Battalion
Number: 45483
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Comments: Formerly 4942, D.O.L. Yeo.

From Katie's database of WW1 War dead

South Lancashire Regiment
Dobbie
45483
Fergus Lyle
Private
Liverpool
26th May 1918
Killed
Son of William Fergus Dobbie and Margaret Dobbie, of 7, Ridgeway St., Edge Hill, Liverpool.

Fergus Lyle Dobbie born Q4 1898 West Derby district 8b 590

From baptism at St Catherine, Edge Hill
Born 31 October, 1898, baptised 23 November 1898
Parents William and Margaret Dobbie of 20 Scourfield Street
Father's occupation Labourer
Note in the margin P.B.

1901 - 78 Edgeward Street, Edge Hill, West Derby
William F Dobbie 26 Bottler Cellar Lancashire, West Houghton
Margaret Wife 23 Liverpool
Thomas N son 4 Manchester
Fergus son 2 Liverpool
Sarah daur 2 months Liverpool
Fergus L father Wid 51 Checker Railway Scotland, Paisley
Mary A Naylor Mother in Law Wid 70 Liverpool
Herbert N Kelly Lodger 13 Liverpool
RG13; Piece: 3493; Folio: 97; Page: 46

Ten years later at 34 Sutherland Street, Edge Hill
William Fergus Dobbie 36, married 15 years, 6 children, none died Cotton Porter for a Cotton Broker, Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire
Margarer 34 Liverpool
Thomas Maylor Dobbie son 14 Manchester
Fergus Lyle " 12 Liverpool
Sarah Jane daur 10 "
Samuel Alexander son 5 "
Lily Mary daur 2 "
Herbert son under 1 month "
Herbert Maylor Kelly Brother in Law 28 single Mill Porter for a Millers, Liverpool
RG14; Piece: 22568

Grandad married again on 22 June, 1903 at St Catherine, Edge Hill
Fergus Lyle Dobbie 53 Widower Railway Foreman 78 Edgeware Street
Father Fergus Dobbie, Book Binder
Elizabeth Frazer 41 Widow 10 Moorgate Street
Father William Wood, Blacksmith
Both signed their names
Witnesses Isaac Barkley, Mary Barkley and Alexander Frazer

Thomas Maylor Dobbie must have married "Minnie", this is the grave for their son
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... d=38843331&
Death: 1943, England
DOBBIE, FERGUS LYLE EDWARD Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.M.L. 232
Date of Death: 24/04/1943
Service No: P/JX321973
Additional information: Son of Thomas Maylor Dobbie and Minnie Dobbie, of Nutley.
Burial: St James the Less Churchyard, Nutley, East Sussex, England
Plot: Grave 1133.

Added after
I have a feeling Thomas Maylor Dobbie married a lady with the surname Walter, probably around 1920 but I can't find the marriage. There may be six children to this marriage. I believe there will be grandchildren in Sussex. If anybody can help with the marriage to confirm then it might be worth following up to present day to make contact.

At St Cyprian, Edge Hill on 26 December 1921
Sarah Jane Dobbie 20 Spinster 7 Ridgeway Street
Father William Fergus Dobbie, occupation Cotton Foreman
married
Edward Leader 22 Bachelor Railway Signalman 7 Ridgeway Street
Father Edward Leader Blacksmith
Both signed their names
Witnesses Frederick Charles Tolman, Elsie Holden and William Fergus Dobbie

Doesn't appear to be any children from this marriage.

Possible marriage for a Herbert Dobbie to Winifred Bird in 1934 Liverpool, Register Office or Registrar Attended

If this is correct they had two children, one of who had a daughter.

St Cyprian, Edge HIll Q2 1934
Lily M Dobbie married Thomas G Martin
There is a son and daughter to this marriage.

Again St Cyprian, Edge Hill Q3 1936
Samuel A Dobbie married Louisa V Netherwood

Again not finding any children to this marriage.

Thomas and Minnie did indeed have six children, the last of whom, Nancy, my aunt, sadly passed away on 18th February 2014 aged 92.
There are many Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren and Great-Great-grandchildren living in Sussex, Hampshire, Cambridgeshire, Humberside & Merseyside.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Thank you for bringing some extra details to help out our post about this hero.