Details

Richard Brownlow DIXON

Regimental number	659
Date of birth	--/01/1888
Place of birth	Quirindi New South Wales
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Farmer
Address	Tamworth, New South Wales
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	27
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Annie Parker Dixon, Kensington, Tamworth, New South Wales
Enlistment date	24 February 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	12th Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/17/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 13 June 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll	Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll	Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll	2nd Machine Gun Squadron
Promotions	2nd Lieutenant Unit: LH12 MGO Promotion date: 28 July 1916 Lieutenant Unit: 2 MG Sqn Promotion date: 20 December 1916 Temporary CAPT Unit: 4 MG Sqn Promotion date: 14 April 1919
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31728 (12 January 1920); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 (1 April 1920).
Fate	Returned to Australia 28 June 1919
Other details	Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death	2 August 1931
Age at death	41
Place of burial	Gunnedah Cemetery, New South Wales

UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy

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Canberra BC 2610, Australia

Street Address:
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Campbell, ACT 2600