DIXON, Lionel Marmaduke
(Service number 10271)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 06/01/1883 | Place of Birth | Caistor, Lincolnshire, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Taihape | ||
| Occupation | Secretary | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Dorothy Eleanor DIXON (wife), C/o A. S. Webber, Hamilton Road, Herne Bay, Auckland. In case of casualty, A. B. Webber, Star Office, Shortland Street, Auckland | ||
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 | 12th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, J Company | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
London Gazette, 26 October 1917, 25 November 1917, 6 April 1918
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | *February 1974 | Age | 91 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Purewa, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Lionel Marmaduke Dixon, the son of John William and Ellen Josephine (née Peet) Dixon, was christened (Marmaduke Lionel Dixon) on 25 April 1883 at Caistor, Lincolnshire, England. He married dorothy Eleanor Webber in 1915 in New Zealand. L. M. Dixon was awarded the Military Cross in October 1917. His conduct was described as "most gallant, daring, and brave".[See Timaru Herald, 21 January 1918]. The Timaru Herald reported that he was well known in South Canterbury, particularly in the Fairlie district.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [25 May 2018]; Timaru Herald, 22 November 1917, 21 January 1918 (Papers Past) [21 May 2018]
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