DIXON, Frederick
| Service Numbers: | 1697, 8852 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Woolwich, Kent, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Westlean School, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Albany Methodist Church Honour Roll, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1697, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 23 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1697, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1697, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 20th Army Service Corps, T.O.S. from 28th Infantry Battalion -- Allotted Service No. 8852 | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 8852, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Attached -- Temp | |
| 31 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 20th Australian Army Service Corps Company | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 8852, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Royal George" | |
| 28 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 8852, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 8852, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Birth registration not found for Erith[as per CWGC], but at attestation, Frederick gave his birthplace as West Ham Woolwich. Woolwich is on the south side of the River Thames, almost opposite West Ham. Census records and the Roll of Honour Circular indicate he was born in North Woolwich, Kent, England.
He was 20 and the son of Edward George and Amelia Jane Dixon, of Campbell Rd., Albany, Western Australia. They appear to have previously lived at 58 North Place, Northumberland Heath. [Northumberland Heath is a neighbourhood and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley, south east London, England. Northumberland Heath is often referred to locally as "North' Heath" and is often considered to be part of upper Erith.]
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