DIXON, Alfred Granville
| Service Numbers: | 367, 367B |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 20 April 1883 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Jamestown Public School |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, Belgium, 6 October 1917, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX; Row H; Grave 19, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 367, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 367 | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 367, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 367, 7th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 367, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 29 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 367, 22nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 12 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 367, 22nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 31 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 13 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 367, 22nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 367B, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge, Shell wound (knee, chest, thigh) | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 367, 22nd Machine Gun Company, shell wound to knee, chest and thigh | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 367B, 7th Machine Gun Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born: 20 April 1883 in Norwood, South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 302 Page: 396 District: Nor.)
Father Arthur DIXON and
m. 25/9/1882 at the residence of the Reverend E G Day Adelaide
Mother Mary Dixon (nee BABSTOCK)
b. 1860 - d. 20/10/1890 Thebarton, South Australia
Siblings:
Arthur Brant Cyril DIXON b. 17/5/1885 in Queenstown, SA
Ellen Frances Gertrude DIXON b. 6/5/1888 in Thebarton, SA
Mary Ivy Jessamine DIXON b. 12/10/1890 in Southwark, SA (now Thebarton)
Step-mother: Eliza Frances Dixon (nee Vierk - b. 6/9/1869 Nuriootpa, SA)
m. 23/7/1892 at Trinity Church, Adelaide
Step-siblings:
Harry Frederick Arthur DIXON b. 22/7/1893 in Hackney, SA
Alice Ruth DIXON b. 16/11/1894 in Adelaide, SA
Margurite Jean DIXON b. 23/2/1896 in Jamestown, SA
Minnie Lyle DIXON b. 28/6/1897 in Jamestown, SA
Isabel Vierk DIXON b. 30/12/1898 in Jamestown, SA
Annie Helen DIXON b. 2/3/1900 in Jamestown, SA
Douglas George DIXON b. 11/7/1901 in Jamestown, SA
William Hugh DIXON b. 31/1/1903 in Goodwood, SA
Alfred was described on enlisting as 33 years of age; 5' 7" tall; 133 lbs;
medium complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair; Methodist
He stated his sister Mary Ivy Nottage (nee Dixon), living at Semaphore, SA
as his next-of-kin.
26/04/1916 enlisted into WWI
19/09/1916 embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth
as a Private with 7th Machine Gun Company, 5th Reinforcements
04/11/1916 disembarked into Plymouth, England
17/03/1917 taken on strength 2nd Division Machine Gun Company
29/03/1917 promoted Lance Corporal, 22nd Machine Gun Company
12/05/1917 reverts to Corporal, 22nd Machine Gun Company
31/05/1917 promoted to Lance Corporal, 22nd Machine Gun Company
13/07/1917 reverts to Corporal, 22nd Machine Gun Company
04/10/1917 shell wound to knee, chest and thigh - in Belgium
admitted to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station
06/10/1917 died of wounds
buried in: Lijsseenthoek Military Cemetery
Plot XX; Row H; Grave 19
Medals: British War medal (47408) and Victory medal (46855)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (332802)
His name is commemorated on Panel 177 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 29/03/2017. Lest we forget.
Biography contributed by John Edwards
Submitted by Julianne T. Ryan 29 Mar 2017
Born: 20 April 1883 in Norwood, South Australia, son of Arthur DIXON and Mary BABSTOCK (b. 1860 - d. 20 Oct 1890 Thebarton, South Australia)
Siblings:
Arthur Brant Cyril DIXON b. 17/5/1885 in Queenstown, SA
Ellen Frances Gertrude DIXON b. 6/5/1888 in Thebarton, SA
Mary Ivy Jessamine DIXON b. 12/10/1890 in Southwark, SA (now Thebarton)
Step-mother: Eliza Frances Dixon (nee VIERK - b. 6/9/1869 Nuriootpa, SA) - married 23/7/1892 at Trinity Church, Adelaide
Half-siblings:
Harry Frederick Arthur DIXON b. 22/7/1893 in Hackney, SA
Alice Ruth DIXON b. 16/11/1894 in Adelaide, SA
Margurite Jean DIXON b. 23/2/1896 in Jamestown, SA
Minnie Lyle DIXON b. 28/6/1897 in Jamestown, SA
Isabel Vierk DIXON b. 30/12/1898 in Jamestown, SA
Annie Helen DIXON b. 2/3/1900 in Jamestown, SA
Douglas George DIXON b. 11/7/1901 in Jamestown, SA
William Hugh DIXON b. 31/1/1903 in Goodwood, SA
Alfred was described on enlisting as 33 years of age; 5' 7" tall; 133 lbs; medium complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair; Methodist
He stated his sister Mary Ivy Nottage (nee Dixon), living at Semaphore, SA as his next-of-kin.
26/04/1916 Enlisted for service abroad
19/09/1916 embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth
as a Private with 7th Machine Gun Company, 5th Reinforcements
04/11/1916 disembarked into Plymouth, England
17/03/1917 taken on strength 2nd Division Machine Gun Company
29/03/1917 promoted Lance Corporal, 22nd Machine Gun Company
04/10/1917 shell wound to knee, chest and thigh - in Belgium
admitted to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station
06/10/1917 died of wounds
buried in: Lijsseenthoek Military Cemetery
Plot XX; Row H; Grave 19
Medals: British War medal (47408) and Victory medal (46855) Memorial Plaque and Scroll (332802)
His name is commemorated on Panel 177 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Lest we forget.
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