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215682

Pte. Ernest Dix

British Army 2nd Btn Durham Light Infantry

(d.24th Sep 1918)

Ernest Dix, born in 1881 South Shields Durham was the son of Ansell and Mary Ann (nee Hendry). He was a single man employed as a general engineer (mainly marine). Killed in action, he is remembered on the Vis-en Artois memorial.




215636

Pte. Matthew Hall Dix

British Army Durham Light Infantry

from:113 Eastbourne Avenue, Gateshead

(d.7th Jun 1917)

Matthew Dix was born in Gateshead Durham on 13th of Nov 1875, son of Ansell and Mary Ann (nee Hendry) He married Susannah Alp and worked as a self employed Coal Dealer. He is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.




246324

Lt.Col. Stephen Hamilton Dix MC.

British Army 12th/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Chudleigh, Devon

(d.4th October 1917)

Stephen Dix was born on the 20th August 1879, son of Stephen and Annie Marina Dix, he was the husband of Ida Mary Dix and father of Michael Lewes Dix-Hamilton. He lived in Chudleigh, Devon.

Initially he enlisted with the 2nd Battalion Leinster Fusiliers. He rose through the ranks, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 14th February 1900 and by 1914 he was a Captain. On 25th June 1917 he was attached on commission to the 12th/13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.

On 4th October 1917 they took part in the Battle of Broodseinde (part of the third Ypres, Passchendaele Battle) as part of the 62nd Brigade of the 21st Division. He was killed in action age 39 years and is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1889-92, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com.




209235

Pte Thomas George Dix

British Army 1/8th Batalion Durham Light Infantry

from:Gateshead, County Durham

(d.17th Sep 1917)

Thomas Dix was the son of Alfred Dix and Louise Isabella Alp. He enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry in 1914, and married Hannah Ford in 1916. Thomas died of wounds on teh 17th of September 1917 and is buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux.




254074

Pte. William George Dix

British Army 1st Btn. Somerset Light Infantry

from:Paulton

(d.1st Jul 1916)

William Dix died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, at Redan Ridge near Beaumont-Hamel.




239531

Capt. R. N. Dixey

British Army 173rd Brigade, C Bty. Royal Field Artillery




140016

Private William Henry Dixey

British Army 4th Battalion Worcestershire Rgt

from:Hackney, London

(d.22nd August 1918)

William H Dixey was my Great Uncle. I know that he is buried in the Borre British Cemetery in Northern France nr Hazebroeck.Unfortunately I do not know where or how he died. His war record appears to be one that did not survive the second world war bombing!




252705

Pte. William Henry Dixey

British Army 4th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment

from:Stoke Newington, London

(d.22nd Aug 1918)




224

"Jock" Dixon

Army 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




205716

L/Cpl. Albert Dixon

British Army 20th Btn. Manchester Regiment

from:Hulme, Manchester

(d. 6th May 1918)

My Great Grandfather, laid to rest in the Commonwealth War Graves, Dueville, Italy.




231048

Pte. Allan Dixon

British Army 79th Coy. Machine Gun Corps

from:Pudsey, Yorkshire




208581

Sig. Arthur Johnson Dixon

British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry

from:8, William St., Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham.

(d.25th Sep 1915)

Arthur Dixon was the son of William and Mary Dixon, he was a coal miner when he enlisted aged 19 on the 8th of September 1914 and is described as being 5'4" with light brown hair and blue eyes. He went to France on the 11th of September 1915. He was wounded in action on the 25th of September 1915 and was then listed as missing.

In November the Vicar of Eldon received a letter from a friend of Arthur's telling them that he had heard from James Wilson of the 15th DLI that he and Arthur had both been wounded at the Battle of Loos and had been crawling for about 4 days when Arthur had been shot and killed. The Vicar C J Gray wrote from Eldon Vicarage on behalf of Arthur's family, requesting confirmation of this information as James Wilson was in hospital, at Lady Shadbrook's Hospital, Henham Hall in Suffolk. The reply came back that Arthur and James had both been wounded on the 26th September and unable to walk had been crawling for about four days, and were approaching a house when Arthur had been shot. James had stayed with him, talking to him for about an hour. Arthur had fainted due to bloodloss and then his heart stopped beating. James stated that he was quite sure Arthur was dead when he had to leave him. He had crawled for another 6 hours before being picked up and taken for medcal treatment. Rev Gray also enquires about his own's son's effects in the same letter, he had been a 2nd Lt with the 15th DLI and had been killed on the 22nd October.

Arthur had no known grave and is remembered on the Loos Memorial




300213

Sgt. Charles Greenwood Dixon

British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




237154

Pte. Christopher Dixon

British Army 2nd Garrison Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Ashington, Northumberland

(d.21st August 1917)

Private Dixon was the Husband of Alice Dixon, of 180.5, Station Rd., Ashington, Northumberland.

He was 28 when he died and is buried in the Purandhar Cemetery in India, Plot D. Grave 32.




241543

Pte. David Dixon

British Army 10th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

from:Londonderry

(d.1st Jul 1916)

David Dixon died on the first day of the Battle of Somme. He is buried at Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval.




245534

Pte. Francis Albert Dixon

British Army 18th Service Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Windy Nook, Gateshead

(d.4th Sep 1917)

Francis Dixon was the brother of Matthew who also died in WW1. Francis the youngest was aged 22 when he was killed at the Battle of Ypres and is buried in Belgium in 1917




204535

Sergeant Frederick Charles Dixon

British Army 12th Btn. The Rifle Brigade

from:25 Wingfield Place, Sidcup, Kent

(d.9th Sep 1915)

Frederick Charles Dixon was born on January 7th 1882 at 18 Bramley Terrace, Wells Lane, Streatham. The 1891 census puts him as a scholar living at 135 Wellfield Road, Wandsworth. 1901 has him living at 116, Wellfield Road, Streatham employed as a Tramway Employment, Night Washer. By 1915, he is Head gardener at Avery Hill Park in South London.

It is not surprising that he became a gardener. His father Peter Dixon, is described as a gardener all through his life from 1861 as an 18 year old to 1901 when he was working as a gardener ‘on his own account’. He is described as a retired gardener on the marriage certificate of Florence and Frederick. Frederick’s mother was Eliza Roberts who was born in Bangor, North Wales.

Florence was known to everybody as Fiddy - she was born on 28th May 1889 and would have been just 19 when she & Frederick got married on 2nd July 1908 in The Registry Office of Dartford District, although her age is given as 21 on the certificate.

Frederick must have been amongst the first volunteers to answer Kitcheners call on August 7th 1914 for ‘100,000 men to join your Army’. Up to 33,000 men per day volunteered; 3 million in the first 2 years of the war, which caused major shortages of guns, ammunition and equipment.

The 12th Rifle Brigade was formed at Winchester in September 1914, moved to Blackgang, going on in February to Witley and then in April to Larkhill.

On July 21st 1915 they landed in France at Boulogne. On this date Frederick had two daughters at home – Violet aged 6 years and Doris who would have been 5 years old later that week.

On 5th Sep 1915, Frederick was wounded near Laventie. He must have been moved through casualty clearing to the rear, as on 9th Sep, he died of his wounds and is buried in Boulogne Eastern Commonwealth War Graves cemetery.

S/123 Sergeant Frederick Charles Dixon, 12th Battalion Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own), Born - Streatham, Surrey, Enlisted - Marylebone, Middx. Residence - Sidcup, Kent.

Son of Peter and Elizabeth Dixon, of 112 Wellfield Rd, Streatham, London Husband of Florence Catherine Dixon, of 25 Wingfield Place, Halfway Street, Sidcup, Kent.

Died of wounds 09/09/1915 Buried, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery - Grave Reference: VIII.B.77




300937

Pte. Frederick William Dixon

British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry

from:Darlington

(d.12th Oct 1916)

Frederick Dixon lost his life whilst serving with A Coy, 14th Battalion DLI, aged 21 he was the son of William and Annie Dixon, of 1 Walker Terrace, Harrowgate Hill, Darlington, Co. Durham and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.




232429

Pte. G Dixon

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers




232428

Pte. G. Dixon

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Dipton

G Dixon was discharged in 1917 after suffering gunshot wounds




255561

Pte. George Dixon

British Army 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment

from:Kingscliffe

(d.2nd Mar 1916)

George Dixon was killed on 2nd of March 1916, as he has no known grave his name is on the Menin Gate.




300532

L/Cpl. Harold Dixon

British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry

served with 18th & 10th DLI




232430

Pte. Harry Dixon

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Spennymoor




205940

L/Sgt. Henry Clarke Dixon

British Army 2nd Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment

from:South Ulversion

(d.17th Nov 1914)

To-day I was browsing around my local car boot market in Tyrone, N.Ireland and going through a box of old books. The book is called "The Pirates Gold".Anyway it states that this book was presented to Henry Dixon in the year 1898.First prize at(St Jude's South Ulversion Sunday School) Class No6 by Teacher J.Oliver. Rector J.W. ? can't really make out.A fountain pen inscription on inside is by his nephew W.Parnell. It states,this book belonged to my Uncle Henry Clarke Dixon who was killed in the Great War in Africa during 1914.

What I'd like to know does anybody know anything about this man of war, is there a great story behind him?

Editor's note:

The CWGC website tells us Henry Dixon served with the 2nd Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment in Mesopotamia (Iraq). He lost his life on the 17th of November 1914 and is buried in the Basra War Cemetery.




300115

Pte. Henry Dixon

British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




225

J. Dixon

Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




234884

Pte. James Nathan Dixon

British Army 11th Battalion Cheshire Regiment

from:Macclesfield

(d.24th Mar 1918)

James Dixon was born in 1894 at Macclesfield, son of Nathan and Sara Ellen Dixon, 7 Alderley Street. In 1911, they were living at 137 Chester Road, and James was working as a house painter.

James attested at Macclesfield, his service record shows his first theatre of war was the Balkans, going with the Cheshires to Gallipoli on the 8th of August 1915; this was not with the 11th Battalion. Having survived here, he was then drafted to the Western Front. The Battalion were engaged in battle at St. Quentin, they moved on the 21st March 1918 from Bihucourt at about 9a.m. to Favruil, and on to a point east of Beugnatre. At approximately 5 p.m. on the 22nd it was ordered to occupy a position near Chaufours Wood, and the road running south from Marchies, which it did after making a short attack with the assistance of some tanks. Heavy casualties were caused by enemy shelling. At about 8a.m. on the 23rd the enemy renewed his attack. The Battalion were compelled to withdraw to Beugny, and then to the Army Line near Sapignies.

Private James Nathan Dixon is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He was awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.




100729

L/Cpl John Dixon MM.

Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry

from:High Spen, Co Durham,

I have been looking for the records of my Grandfather's military medal and why he won it. I can remember my father telling me that when he was on sentry duty he closed his eyes and heard a click and when he opened them he saw a gun pointed at his head. Who ever it was said you asleep weren't you, of course he denied it, other wise he would have been shot for sleeping on duty. He also told me that he held his brother on the battle field when he died then buried him on the field.




208209

Pte. John Dixon

British Army 7th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

from:Heapey near Chorley

(d.1st July 1916)




232431

Pte. John Dixon

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Leadgate

John Dixon enlisted in October 1914







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