George William DIXON

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Service Number:	2468
Enlisted:	14 May 1915, Enlisted at Perth
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Tunstall, Yorkshire, England, 1892
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Locomotive Fireman
Died:	Died of wounds - wound to the shoulder, 2nd Statioary Hospital, Mudros, Greece, 17 August 1915
Cemetery:	Portianos Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row B, Grave 35 Rev. T Jones officiated, Portianos Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial

14 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2468, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth
18 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2468, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: ''
18 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2468, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Chilka, Fremantle
16 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2468, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded in the shoulder and stated to be 'dangerously' wounded

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Son of Robert and Ellen Dixon of Tunstall, Catterick, Yorkshire, England. Brother of T. C. Dixon of Bunbury, WA

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