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DIXON, Thomas William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3290 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1916, Enlisted at Keswick South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hanson, South Australia, Australia, 16 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hanson, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hanson Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 16 August 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Burra Hanson Public School Roll of Honor, Farrell Flat Memorial Hall, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3290, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3290, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalion | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3290, Enlisted at Keswick South Australia | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3290, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3290 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Thomas Dixon and Ellen (nee White) Dixon of Hanson, South Australia; brother of Ellen Gladys Dixon, John Amys Dixon, Albert George Dixon and Oliver Charles Dixon
12 July 1915 - Father signed letter of consent for Thomas to serve overseas
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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