Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Henry Edwin and Mabel Agnes Margaret Dalby. Other sources show his place of residence as Avenue Farm, Exton, Rutland, and his Christian name as Cecil. Prior to joining the army he was steward’s room footman at Lowther Castle, the seat of the Earl of Lonsdale. He embarked for France in July 1918, at the age of 19 and was hit in the thigh and back by a shell, near La Cheval Blanc. He was taken into a cottage close by and bandaged, but never regained consciousness, and was subsequently moved to the village but died within half an hour of his arrival. All the civilians in the village turned out to his funeral when they heard that the deceased had belonged to the Company which had captured the village early in the morning. A Regimental Sergeant Major and a small party were left behind to bury him and a regimental cross was erected over his grave. His officer states:- “He was a most willing boy, and never grumbled. I could trust him to do anything no matter what the conditions were, and he was great favourite with the platoon.”