Private 300293 Arthur Dixon
Regiment/Unit: Essex Regiment - 1st/7th Bn.
Theatre of War: Palestine
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 11/08/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 2318, Essex Rgt.
Age at death: 21
Date of death: 2nd of November 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Walthamstow, Essex
Burial / Memorial: Gaza War Cemetery - XXIX. E. 10.
Family details:
Son of Henry and Esther Dixon, of 67, St. Andrew's Rd., Higham Hill, Walthamstow, Essex. Born at St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 5 years old Arthur is living at 84 Acasia Road, Walthamstow with parents Henry (42), Esther (40) and six siblings: Mary Jane (20), [cas=2889]Thomas Dixon[/cas] (13), Walter (9), Clara (8), Alfred (3), Ernest (10 Mths). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Boy at Steam Joinery Wks' Arthur living at 35 St Andrews Road, Higham Hill, Walthamstow with widowed mother Esther (50) and six siblings: [cas=2889]Thomas Dixon[/cas] (23), Walter (19), Clara (18), Alfred (13), Ernest (10), Grace Charlotte (6).
Notes:
[note=89]Three Dixon Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Not on St Helens Cenotaph.
[note=89]Three Dixon Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Not on St Helens Cenotaph.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/300293ArthurDixon.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Arthur Dixon at Gaza War Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Temptage (Tony) from GWF.)[/caption]
