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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: | Not yet discovered |
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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