Dixon, William –

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.

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: Royal Field Artillery
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

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

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