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John Osborne Montague RIXON

Regimental number5168
Place of birthBega New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRocky Hall, via Cooma, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, G Rixon, Rocky Hall, via Cooma, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialLebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Esther RIXON, The Post Office, Rockey Hall, New South Wales. Native of Wyndham, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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