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RIXON, William Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 513 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bulli, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Thirroul State School |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bulli Great War Memorial, Bulli Roll of Honour, Bulli-Woonona War Memorial , Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 513, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 513, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 513, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Additional information
William Keith RIXON was born in 1891 in Murrurundi NSW to father James RIXON & mother Kezia Annesley RIXON
Submitted 29 January 2015 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Kezia Ansley Rixon of Bulli, NSW. Brother of Marjorie Jean Rixon
RIXON.— In loving memory of Signaller William Keith Rixon, killed in action at the Dardanelles, 2nd May, dearly loved son of J. and K. Rixon, Bulli, aged 24 years.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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