Regimental number | 606 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 79 George Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34.3 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | George Dixon, Farns, Co Wexford, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served for 14 years in British Army, India; resigned at own request. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Kensington, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 1 Divisional Train (1 to 4 Coys Army Service Corps) October, 1914 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kyarra', 17 July 1915; discharged (medically unfit: spleno medullary leukemia), Melbourne, 15 May 1916. Died of leukemia, 23 June 1916; death attributed to War Service. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Coburg General Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DIXON Michael |