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RIXON, Kenneth James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1177 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Rosehill, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murrurundi, New South Wales, April 1884 |
| Home Town: | Bulli, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Woonona Public School |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Natural causes, North Bondi, New South Wales, 14 March 1941 |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Bulli Great War Memorial, Bulli Roll of Honour, Bulli-Woonona War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1177, Rosehill, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1177, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1177, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1177, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 20 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1177, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (left forearm and foot) | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1177, 1st Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Kezia A RIXON, Bulli, NSW
Kenneth served in Egypt and Gallipoli and was struck by a bursting shell shortly after landing and was invalided to Malta. He returned to duty and went to serve in France.
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