DIX, Percival Frederick
(Service number 68518)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 20/03/1886 | Place of Birth | St Andrews |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | St Andrews | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | A. P. DIX (father), Saint Andrews, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 34th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 8 February 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 July 1958 | Age | 72 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Percival Frederick Dix, known as Percy, was born on 20 March 1886 at St Andrews, South Canterbury, the eldest of nine in the family of Arthur Percival and Alice Ann (née Traves) Dix. He was educated at the St Andres School. Two brothers, Arthur George and Gerald, also served in World War One, Gerald being killed in action in 1917 in France.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 June 2017]; Timaru cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [02 June 2017]
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