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David William DIXON

Regimental number4705
Place of birthBombala New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressWyong PO, Wyong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, W D Dixon, Wyong, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William David and Sarah Ann DIXON, Mill Street Wyong, New South Wales. Born at Bombala, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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