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DICKSON, Hiram John
| Service Number: | 1289 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mannum, South Australia, 31 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melrose Cemetery, South Australia Section Row 2 East; Plot 14 |
| Memorials: | Jamestown Methodist Church WW1 Roll of Honor, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1289, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1289, 11th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 1289, 11th Light Horse Regiment |
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Rootsweb ID: I460705 Birth Record 31 May 1896 in Hd Of Burdett, South Australia
Father: Albert Edward DICKSON (b: 22/1/1863 in Near Harrogate, SA - d.28/1/1947 in Murray Bridge, SA)
married: 1 Mar 1894 in Eden Valley, SA
Mother: Anna Maria Emma BARTHOLOMAEUS
(b: 25/3/1875 in Schoenborn, SA -now Gomersal - d. 19 Dec 1955 in Murray Bridge, SA)
Siblings:
Flora DICKSON b: 30/7/1894 in Hd Of Burdett, SA - d. 1944
- m. Howard William Lewis Downing
Hiram John DICKSON b: 31/5/1896 in Hd Of Burdett, SA - d.1990 Adelaide, SA (buried Melrose, SA)
- m. Margaret Cicely Dickson ; f.o. Robert Dickson & Betty Frazer
Arnold Lawrence DICKSON b: 23/9/1898 in Burdett, SA
Murray DICKSON b: 28/9/1900 in Mannum, SA - d. 12/5/1983 Cungena, SA
- m. Mary Dickson ; f.o. Anne Rutherford Cooper; Glenys Mary Irvine & Ian Murray Dickson
Edna May DICKSON b: 27/4/1903 in Hd Of Burdett Nr Mannum, SA - d. 6/5/1906 Burdett SA)
- died of Burning Accident
Nellie Eva DICKSON b: 27/4/1903 in Hd Of Burdett Nr Mannum, SA
Elliot Glenmore DICKSON b: 22/2/1907 in Hd Of Burdett, SA - d. 1974
-m. Margorie Killick Dickson; f.o. Brian Henry Dickson and Ronald Stanley Dickson
Clifton Ivor DICKSON b: 9/7/1910 in Harrogate, SA - d. 1976
- m. Jean Mary Isabel Dickson; f.o. Dean Wayne Dickson & Raelene Joan Jaensch
Colin Kenneth DICKSON b: 16/12/1915 in Jamestown, SA
12/9/1943 Died flying battle, in Corsica, France
Lorna Jean DICKSON b: 16/12/1915 in Jamestown, SA - d. 1996
- m. Reginald James Ellis
Brother: 3632 Arnold Lawrence Dickson
Sergeant 50th Battalion
11/4/1917 enlisted
4/8/1917 embarked from Port of Melbourne onboard HMAT Themistocles
8/7/1919 returned to Australia
19/6/1955 passed away at Darlinghurst, NSW
Brother: WWII 407414 Colin Kenneth Dickson
Royal Australian Air Force - Warrant Officer - 458 Squadron
12/9/1943 died in flying accident - Corsica, France
Previous service:
Described on enlisting
7/9/1915 enlisted (19yrs of age)
26/10/1915 embarked from Port of Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT SS Hawkes
Sergeant in 11th Light Horse Regiment
20/7/1919 returned to Australia
Married: Margaret Cicely Dickson
Lived at Melrose, South Australia.
Last lived at Sim Street, Henley South, South Australia.
1990 passed away (cremated at Centennial Park Cemetery)
Reinterned (ex Centennial Park) ashes to Melrose
buried in: Melrose Cemetery
Section Row 2 East; Plot 14
(Wife - Margaret Cicely Dickson ashes interned with Hiram)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/5/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.
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