Regimental number | 1916 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Uralla, New South Wales |
School | Uralla Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Uralla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Horatio Pem Rixon, Uralla, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 4th Divisional Artillery, 21 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 13 June 1916. Admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 4 November 1916; transferred to England, 8 November 1916; admitted to No. 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 21 December 1916 (influenza). Proceeded overseas to France, 28 February 1917; transferred to 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 13 April 1917. Wounded in action, 8 October 1918 (gun shot wound, left foot); transferred to England, 12 October 1918, and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich, 13 October 1917.Transferred to No. 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 19 November 1918. Discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Somali', 10 December 1918; discharged, 7 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 80 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Beresfield Crematorium; ashes interred in Armidale Catholic Cemetery, New South Wales |