Private

James Dixon

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Isabella Dixon, of Castlewellan, Co. Down, Ireland. The Inscription on the original wooden cross read "Erected by his brothers, Bob of S. Africans, Alec of Australians, Marcus of R.I. Rifles.".

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
64299
Name:
James Dixon
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs I. Dixon (mother), Castlewellan, County Down, Ireland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Platelayer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
17 May 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
21 November 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 96
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Liverpool, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 1. Row D. Grave 46.
Cemetery Location: 
France
James Dixon
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