RIXON, Oswald Andrew
| Service Number: | 5445 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Khancoban, New South Wales, Australia, 13 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Corryong, Towong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Corryong, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1980, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Corryong Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Khancoban District Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5445, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5445, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Oswell A Rixon
Birth Date 1895
Birth Place New South Wales
Registration Year 1895
Registration Place Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia
Father Andrew Rixon
Mother Elizabeth E Rixon
Registration Number 8165
Enlisted and served as Andrew Oswald RIXON
Biography contributed by Corryong College
Oswald Andrew Rixon was born on the 13th of January 1895, in Khancoban, New South Wales, a small town near the border of Victoria. He was a son to his father Andrew Rixon who lived at Brigenbrong, New South Wales. His religion was Church of England and, his occupation before the war was a Station Hand.
Oswald enlisted for the war on the 16th of February 1916, he was allocated the Regimental Number 5445. His rank upon enlistment was a Private and, he was a part of the 8th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement. He attended camp at Broadmedows where his unit was trained for the war. His unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on the 4th of April, 1916 on the HMAT A14 Euripides.