John Claude Dixon
Birth 1895 Death 24th Nov 1917 CorporalBorder Regiment
Service #14000
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Workington |
| Residence at Enlistment | Seaton ,Workington |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | In Lodgings |
| Residence 1911 Census | 10 Albert Street, Workington |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | GROCERS ASSISTANT |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | William & Anne Frances Dixon |
| Siblings | John, Ethel, Stanley, Ernest, Percy, William harold |
| Wife's Name and Maiden Name | |
| Remarriage of Widow | |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Border Regiment |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 6th Bn. |
| Rank at Enlistment | Corporal |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 14000 |
| Date of Enlistment | 31/6/1914 |
| Place of Enlistment | Cleator Moor |
| Other Regiment | |
| Other Battalion | |
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| Date of Transfer to other Regiment | |
| Service Facts | Medical Records show Dixon was hospitalized 15/5/1915 to 29/9/1015 Beaufort Hospital Bristol bullet wound Thumb 1/10/1916 to 28/10/1916 Sevenoaks Military hospital GSW thigh |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 22 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 24th Nov 1917 |
| Regiment at Death | Border Regiment |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 6th |
| Rank at Death | Corporal |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in action |
| Service Number at Death | 14000 |
| Field of Action at Death | Flanders |
| Place of Death | Ypres |
| Battle at Death | The Battle of Passchendaele |
| Grave/Memorial Image |
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| Location of Grave/Memorial | West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Grave Position | Panel 85 to 86. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1630032/dixon,-john-claude/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | |
| Private Memorial | St Johns War memorial |
| Notes | Johns attestation papers show he enlisted at Cleator Moor and that he was living in lodgings ( in Cleator Moor ? ) |
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| Link #1 | https://cccbr.org.uk/rolls-of-honour/casualty-details/?id=1630032 |