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NIXON, Gordon Bertram
| Service Numbers: | 2748, 2748A |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 20 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rubber Repairer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, South Australia, 10 March 1984, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kapunda St. John's Catholic Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Norwood St Bartholomew's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2748, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded Battle for Pozières , GSW thigh | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2748A, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Gordon Bertram Nixon-
Private Gordon Bertram Nixon was born on the 20th of December 1896 in North Adelaide, South Australia. Gordon’s parents were Albert William Nixon and Mary Mayfield. Gordon married a woman named Mary Holfold and they had one child. He then divorced her and married a woman named Bridget Catherine and had 12 children. His occupation was a Rubber Repairer before departing to war.
Gordon Bertram Nixon enlisted at the age of 18 ½ on the 26th of July 1915 in Keswick, South Australia. He was given the service number of 2748 and 2748A. He knew he expected he would die at war but like many young man hoped he was able to go home to his family in a stable shape. He enlisted to help serve his country as many other young men did. Wounded in France on the 25th of July 1916 (GSW thigh & knee). He was one of the very fortunate men who survived many wars.
Gordon Nixon had blue eyes and had brown hair. He was 6 feet 2 ½ inches tall. He weighed 110 lbs. Gordon’s chest measurement was 30 ½ - 32 ½ inches wide.
ANZAC spirit-
The service of Gordon Bertram Nixon reflected the ANZAC spirit as he died for his country. He sacrificed his life to help make the world a better place for the many generations to come. Gordon served is country in war for 2 years and 98 days straight and he was very much respected for that.
In Training-
On the 5/07/17 before departing to war Gordon ran away and took a break for a few days before he was admitted. On the 13/07/17 Gordon then ran away again and was admitted once again. At this point he still didn’t learn his lesson because on the 18/07/17 he once again ran away for one day and was fined 1 pound. This didn’t stop him because he ran away on the 31/07/17 for 5 hours with a mate and was fined 10 pounds.
Although that was a fair bit of money that didn’t stop him from once again running away. Being AWL (absent without leave) can often have many bad consequences, as many young men would do it. Although this young man always ran away he was always loyal and fair to others even though it was a tough time in training and during war.
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