Dixon, David William

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Allen Dixon, Edmund David William

Service Number Number 4705 1494 Service Killed Action 19th May 1915 Killed inin Action 8th August 1918 Gallipoli Peninsula Warfusse-Villers Bretonneux, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

Dixon, David William

SERVICE NO

4705

UNIT

17th Battalion/ 12th Rienf.

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

24 yrs 5 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Bombala, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Labourer/ apprentice 3 yrs 7 mths J J Thield ? Wyong.

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

1 Feb 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

RAS Grounds Sydney

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- William David Dixon, Wyong, NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’2½”. Weight- 120lbs. Chest-32-34 Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Brown. Scar under left Chin

RELIGION

Methodist

EMBARKED

14 Apr 1916 per “Ceramic”

DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

14 Jul 1916 Bulford Hosp Eng – VD 15 days. 18 Jan 1917 Hosp France- Phthisis ret England/ rejoined unit. Returned France 10 Oct 1917 28 Jun 1918 – 20 Jul 1918 Hosp France- Influenza/Bronchitis

DIED

8 Aug 1918- Warfusse- Villers Bretonneux, France- Killed by Shell explosion.

BURIED

About 5yards from where he fell. Re-interred Villers Bretonneux Cem Plot 7 Row C Gve 6. British War Medal-36329, Victory Medal-36052. Memorial Plaque & Scroll349623

MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

2 Wallets, 2 Note Books, Letters, Cards.

WILL CORRESPONDENCE REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

Yes

NSW Births: Dixon, William D 1890 / 7408 reg. Bombala parents William David Dixon and Sarah (Ann Dent)

Sydney Morning Herald 31st August 1918, pg.12 ROLL OF HONOR DIXONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Killed in action, August 8, 1918. No. 4705. Private D W Dixon, 17th Battalion. Thy will be done. Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law Annie and Dick Bartlett.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3508715

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