Regimental number | 7614 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R M M Dixey, Amherst Avenue, North Norwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (Volunteers). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | April 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/15/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Fate incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as 'Died of Disease'. |
Place of burial | Hargicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row L. Grave No. 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 8 August 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 2 October 1917. Transferred to 5th Pioneer Bn , 7 November 1917. Found guilty, Sutton Veny, of being absent without leave from midnight, 5 February, until apprehended by the Military Police at 5.45 am, 6 February 1918: admonished. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 March 1918; taken on strength, 5th Pioneer Bn, in the field, 11 March 1918. Killed in action, 29 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address recorded incorrectly as Amhurst Avenue on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DIXEY James Thomas |