Husband of Mary Rixon (nee Coward), of 10, Ash Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Worked as a Fireman for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company.
Rixon, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Rixon
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 15th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 25151
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth (St. John the Evangelist) C.E. Church WWI Memorial
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 11/08/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 07/12/1917 24/01/1918