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Arthur DIXON

Regimental number3088
Date of birth1895
Place of birthMann Terrace, North Adelaide, South Australia
SchoolNorth Adelaide Primary School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressStanley Street, Lower North Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6"
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ada Dixon, Stanley Street, Lower North Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 January 1918
Discharge date19 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Discharged (medically unfit), 19 March 1918.

Total war service: 2 years 229 days (of which 2 years 52 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death caused by pneumonia, the effects of gas in France thought to have contributed to his early death.
Date of death6 June 1937
Age at death42
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, Port Road, Cheltenham, South Australia

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