| Regimental number | 21090 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Silvester Street, Wilston, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, H Nixon, Silvester Street, Wilston, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 35th Battery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board H.M.A.T. A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Arrived in Australia in 1913. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3433 Pte George Hamilton NIXON, 41st Bn, returned to Australia, 22 August 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: embarked from Sydney, 11 May 1916; disembarked Liverpool, England, 10 July 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 17 December 1916 (influenza/catarrh); discharged from hospital to duty, 23 December 1916. Marched in to Australian Artillery Training Depot, Larkhill, 10 January 1917. Admitted to Parkhouse Hospital, 9 September 1917 (mumps); discharged to Training Depot, 29 September 1917. Promoted E.R. Sergeant, 30 October 1917; reverted to Gunner, 22 July 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 July 1918; taken on strength, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, 14 August 1918; transferred to 7th Field Artillery Brigade, 25 September 1918. Admitted to 7th Stationary Hospital, 24 February 1919 (bronchitis, severe); transferred to England and admitted to The King George Hospital, London, 2 March 1919. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 12 March 1919; discharged from hospital and granted furlough, 19 March 1919; to report to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 10 April 1919; disembarked Brisbane, 31 May 1919; discharged, 8 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 82 |
| Place of burial | Cremated: Woronora Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales |