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NIXON, Robert James
(Service number 83414)

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Birth

Date	25/06/1893	Place of Birth	Fairlie

Enlistment Information

Date	19 May 1917	Age	23 years
Address at Enlistment	131 Riccarton Road, Christchurch
Occupation	Clerk
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mr J. NIXON (father), 131 Riccarton Road, Christchurch
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 139 lbs. Chest measurement 36-38½ inches. Complexion dark. Eyes blue. Hair dark. Sight - right 6/6, left eye 6/9. Hearing & colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Illness - pneumonia 2½ years ago. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated (left). Good bodily & mental health - No. Slight defects but not sufficient to cause rejection. No fits. Class C2. Over height.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date	21 August 1958	Age	64 years
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Memorial or Cemetery	Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference	Block 34, Plot 34
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Robert James Nixon was the fourth son of Irish born John Nixon and his Scottish wife, Agnes née Currie. Robert was rejected as medically unfit for the Military Force.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5549 0086789) [28 April 2017], NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 April 2017]; School Admission Records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [18 April 2017]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [23 April 2017]

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