Son of Francis Peter Dixon, Mayor of Carlisle, and Jane Dixon (nee Iredale), of Wood View, Carlisle, Cumberland. Formerly a lawyer in Hong Kong. Formerly Private 11579 / G/19687, Royal Sussex Regiment. Discharged for commission 24/10/1916. Reported in BJ&G to be well-known in Bolton.
Dixon, Peter Sydenham –
Personal details
- Surname: Dixon
- Forename: Peter Sydenham
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Carlisle, Cumberland
- Place of residence: Carlisle, Cumberland
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 35
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 7th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. D. 9.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/08/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c