Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Mrs Louisa Dexter of 6, John Street, Oakham, Rutland, he was married. He was for years in the employ, as a painter, of Messrs, Thornton Brothers of Oakham, and was one of the first to join the Territorial Force on its formation, and was a bugler until the completion of his six years of service. He was for many years a member of the old Town Band, and also belonged to the new Band. Upon the Reverend F. H. Jerwood taking over the School Officers Training Corps., Mr Dexter was engaged to teach the Bugle Band in connection therewith. He acted similarly for the Oakham Boy Scouts, and continued until called to the Colours, and in appreciation the Boy Scouts presented him with a pipe and a cigarette case. He enlisted in the Royal Engineers, proceeding to France on August 30th 1916. He was killed by a shell at St. Quentin.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
George Samuel DEXTER
Sapper, 89th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Army no. 155414
He was killed in action in the fighting on the Somme on 21 March 1918. He was 32.
He was the son of George W and Louisa Dexter, who lived in John Street Oakham in 1911
He is buried in grave I H 3 Seraucourt le Grand British Cemetery
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M Allbrook 2013