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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Ralph Joseph Dixon |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Rifleman |
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| Forename(s): |
Ralph Joseph |
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| Surname: |
Dixon |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
26068 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Tailor's cutter |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs J.S. Dixon (mother), Elizabeth Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
11th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion, F Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
25 September 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 64 |
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| Vessel: |
Devon |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
41 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
31 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, 3rd |
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| Place of Death: |
Messines, Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
23 February 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
23 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium |
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| Grave Reference: |
I. L. 19. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Ralph Dixon was the son of Joseph S. and Hebe Dixon, of Woolston, Christchurch, New Zealand. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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