William Robert DIXON

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Service Number:	1933
Enlisted:	22 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Parkes, Parkes, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial. Gallipoli Panel 22, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes District Roll of Honor, Parkes RSL Roll of Honour, Parkes Remembrance Walk

22 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1933, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
13 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1933, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1933, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1933, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Son of William and Mary Jane Dixon of 'Bushmans Hill', Parkes, NSW. Brother of Ruby Dorothy Sinclair (nee Dixon) of Arncliffe, NSW

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