Dixon, Peter Sydenham –

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.

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: Royal Sussex Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

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

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