James DIXON

Regimental number64299
OccupationPlatelayer
Next of kinMother, Mrs I Dixon, Castlewellan, Co Down, Ireland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on 21 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialLouvencourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 46), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Isabella Dixon, Castlewellan, Co Down, Ireland. The inscription on the original wooden cross read 'Erected by his brothers, Bob of S. Africans, Alec of Australians, Marcus of R.I. Rifles'.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 37

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