Thomas Joseph DIXON

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Service Number:	2578
Enlisted:	12 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Bedes Catholic School, Sydney
Occupation:	Ironworker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916
Cemetery:	Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Row 9, Grave 93, Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

12 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2578, 20th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2578, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2578, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion

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Enlisted and served as Thomas Joseph Brennan

Thomas was born in Sydney in 1895

He was adopted by Michael & Mary BRENNAN

Two of his brothers served during WW1 - A DIXON & W.J. DIXON