Son of Thomas Alfred and Mary Ellen Dixon, of 1, Springside Cottages, Belmont, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Formerly Gunner 1395, 3rd East Lancashire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Served in Gallipoli and Egypt before going to France.
Dixon, Robert Syddall –
Personal details
- Surname: Dixon
- Forename: Robert Syddall
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Belmont, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 25th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Driver
- Unit: "A" Battery, 211th Brigade.
- Service number: 710568
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Artillery (Nelson Square) Memorial - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Paul's (Astley Bridge) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- St. Peter's (Belmont) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: IV. H. 20.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/09/1915 12/11/1915 14/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6g 6c/d*
- Bolton Chronicle: 21/12/1917