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DIXON, Frank
Personal Details
| Other Name: | DIXON, Frank Rousell |
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| Service Number: | 7970 |
| Enlisted: | 13 February 1917, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 9 August 1866 |
| Home Town: | New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918, aged 52 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, New Norfolk War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7970, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 7970, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 7970, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7970, 12th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7970, 12th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Killed in action during the attack on the Hindenburg Outpost Line. |
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