Son of George Edward and Jane Dixon, of 122, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a clerk in the offices of the Bolton Co-Operative Society. Enlisted February 1915.
Dixon, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Dixon
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 20th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Bombardier
- Unit: "D" Battery, 23rd Brigade.
- Service number: L/2936
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Haute-Avesnes British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: C. 17.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/03/1915 11/05/1917 18/05/1917 07/12/1917 19/04/1918 26/04/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 4g 6c* S8* 6f 6f