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Herbert Garonne NIXON

Regimental number2417
Place of birthAt sea, Indian Ocean
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolLithgow Superior Public School, New South Wales
Age on arrival in Australia1 month
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
Address121 Cooke Road, Centennial Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinFriend, W Jones, Roscroft, 121 Cook Road, Centennial Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the NSW Volunteers; in the 3rd Contingent for South Africa; in the Australian Rifles (6th Regiment); in the NSW Permanent Infantry; and in the NSW Marine Light Horse.
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A75 Ballarat on 6 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBorn on board SS 'Garonne' in the Indian Ocean. Came to Australia at age 3 weeks. Served throughout the Boxer Rebellion with the NSW Light Infantry, embarking from Sydney on 7 August 1900. After the Rebellion he remained in China employed with the British Imperial Raliways. He tried to enlist for service abroad early in 1915 but was rejected. Came to Sydney especially to enlist in the AIF and was accepted. Both his foster brothers served in the AIF.
FateDied 27 May 1918
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death36.5
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialSutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard (Plot 351, Row E, Grave No. 3), Wiltshire
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Agnes NIXON
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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