DIXON, James Alma
| Service Number: | 5341 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle West Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Leederville West Australia, 7 September 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5341, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5341, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5341, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5341, 28th Infantry Battalion, Reinforcements France 14/28th B Company on SS Victoria |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lorraine Barnes
James Alma Dixon was born in Fremantle West Australia in 1887 .
On enlistment to AIF in March 1916 to 28th Battalion his occupation was a Farrier and he was living at 21 Gold Street Fremantle , the home of the Bruce family . He married Elizabeth Margaret Bruce in 1916 , married when he departed Australia on 7th August 1916 .
His brothers in law Henry Bary Bruce and William Oliver Bruce enlisted before him ,were also members of the 28th Battalion and had served at Gallipoli .
Post World War 1 James lived at 15 Oxford St, Leederville ,West Australia .Bruce family history tells he had two daughters, Rhonna and Maureen and a son Bryan.
He is memorialised at Karratta Cemetery at the same grave as his wife's mother and stepfather Elizabeth Johanssen , formerly Bruce , and John Dean Johannsen
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