Samuel George DIXON

DIXON, Samuel George

Service Number: 117
Enlisted: 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 9th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Normanville, South Australia, Australia, 9 March 1883
Home Town: Normanville, Yankalilla, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miller
Died: Heart Failure, Gawler Blocks, SA, Gawler, South Australia, Australia, 5 August 1919, aged 36 years
Cemetery: Willaston General Cemetery, South Australia
General Section 2, Row M, Grave 45, Willaston General Cemetery, Willaston, Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yankalilla District Roll of Honour WW1, Yankalilla War Memorial Wall
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World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 117, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
12 Jan 1915: Involvement Lance Corporal, 117, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
12 Jan 1915: Embarked Lance Corporal, 117, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne
10 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 117, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell bruising
19 Apr 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 117, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Wounds to the left hand/thumb
14 Oct 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 117, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at 4th Military District
5 Aug 1919: Involvement Corporal, 117, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 117 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1919-08-05

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Henry and Fanny Dixon of Clarence Park South Australia; formerly of Normanville SA; brother of Ethel May Dixon, Henry Darrel Dixon, Alfred Malcolm Dixon, Arthur Lloyd Dixon, Wallace Ross Dixon, Rhoda Matilda Dixon, Wilfred Horace Dixon and James Gordon Dixon.

Wallace Ross Dixon also served in WW1 with Australian Army Service Corp, 11 Company and returned to Australia on 13 December 1918.

28 March 1918 -  Medical Report for Invaild stated that he was suffering from gradual onset of giddiness, palpitations, shortage of breath and general weakness which was preventing him from carrying out his duties and had been occuring since 23 August 1917 in Palestine

12 July 1918 - Samuel returned to Australia on board Port Darwin

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

 

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