Herbert William NIXON

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Service Number:	27
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Antram, Ireland, 15 April 1878
Home Town:	Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 October 1917, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Loyal Victoria Lodge No 11 M.U.I.O.O.F. Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

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13 May 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 27, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 27, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
7 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 36th Infantry Battalion
1 Oct 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 27, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 27 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-01

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