HIXON, Harold Martin
| Service Number: | S54 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1940, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant (CQMS) |
| Last Unit: | HQ 5 Australian Advanced Ammunition Depot |
| Born: | Ovingham, SA, 4 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cheltenham, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Illness, Jetty Road, Glenelg - South Australia, Australia, 1 November 1946, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot: Commonwealth War Graves/Path 18/5 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Sep 1939: | Involvement Staff Sergeant , 6 Base Ordnance Depot | |
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| 28 Jun 1940: | Involvement S54 | |
| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, S54 | |
| 16 Oct 1940: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Staff Sergeant (CQMS) | |
| 12 Sep 1944: | Transferred HQ 5 Australian Advanced Ammunition Depot | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Thomas More College
Harold Martin Hixon was born on the 4th of July 1896 in Ovingham, South Australia. Before serving in War, Hixon was a commercial traveller and lived in Cheltenham, South Australia alongside his wife, Chrissie Myrtle Hixon, who was also his next of kin. Both Harold and his wife were members of the Church of England.
Hixon enlisted for war service on the 28th of June 1940 in Wayville, SA at 43 years old. He was deemed Fit for Class II, and his army number was S54. Hixon was first reported for duty on the 13th of July 1940 and was promoted to Company Quartermaster Sergeant only three months later on the 16th of October 1940. He was transferred out to HQ 5 Australian Advanced Ammunition Depot on the 12th of September 1944.
Hixon continued to serve Australia until his sudden death on the 1st of November 1946 in Glenelg, SA, from probable coronary trombosis at the of 50. He is bured at Cenntennial Park Cemetary. His Roll of Honour can be found at Panel 86 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
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