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NIXON, William Fletcher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6551 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woomargama, NSW, 30 June 1880 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Woomargama SS |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Holbrook War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6551, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6551, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6551, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Mary NIXON, Eskott, Little Billabong, New South Wales
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