DIX, Peter Thomas
| Service Number: | 4182 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Casterton, Victoria, Australia, May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Strathkellar, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Penshurst, Victoria, Australia, 14 May 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boram Boram Cemetery, Penshurst, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Sandford School Honour Roll, Sandford War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4182, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4182, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4182, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4182, 8th Infantry Battalion |
LCpl Peter Thomas DIX
From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
LCpl Peter Thomas DIX
Regimental Number: 4182
Unit Name: 8th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Labourer
Address: Strathkellar, near Hamilton, Vic.
Age at Enlistment: 20 years
Enlistment Date and Place: 6 May 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. James Dix, Strathkellar, near Hamilton, Vic.
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic., on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes, on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll: Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll: 8th Battalion
Campaigns Served: Egypt; Western Front
Promotions/War Service: Left Alexandria, Egypt, per SS Transylvania on 29 March 1916, disembarking at Marseilles 4 April 1916. On 15 July 1916 joined Battalion in France. Admitted to hospital in France, with tonsillitis, on 20 December 1916, rejoining his unit on 1 February 1917. Then admitted to hospital again in France, 3 February 1917, with trench foot, being transferred to England from Rouen, France, on 11 February 1917, and admitted to Wandsworth Hospital, London, 13 February 1917. He was then transferred to Tooting Military Hospital, London, on 22 February 1917. He was discharged on 12 May 1917. On 12 August 1917 he was appointed Acting/S/Cpl. From 24 November 1917 he attended a course of Instruction at the Army Signal School in Dunstable, England and qualified as an Instructor and Assistant Instructor of Signalling. On 28 November 1917 he was promoted C.R.Cpl. Reverts to Private on 18 January 1918. On 30 January 1918 he was promoted to Temp/Corporal at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England. On 25 February 1918 he was retransferred to 8th Battalion on M.O. to Brigade Signal School. On 30 April 1918 he was on command at Brigade Signal School. He stayed in England with the 1st Training Brigade until his return to Australia, leaving England on 10 April 1919.
Place of Wounding: Trench Foot, 3 February 1917, France.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HMAT A7 Medic, on 28 May 1919. He married Margaret Edith Gash, 24 November 1920, St Mary's Catholic Church, Hamilton, Vic.
Place of Death: 14 May 1974, Penshurst, Vic.
Place of Burial: Borum Borum (Penshurst) Cemetery, Penshurst, Vic.
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
Submitted 24 July 2019 by Evan Evans
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