Private 3238 John Dixon

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 29/03/1915
Age at death: 30
Date of death: 10th of September 1916
(Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.
BMD details:
Marriage not found.
Family details:
Son of Mrs Jane Dixon, of 70, Napier St., St. Helens, husband of Ellen Hines (formerly Dixon), of 12, Stanhope St., St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
[b]Note:[/b] John's surname is incorrectly transcribed as Armstrong through the census years.
1891 - 4 years old John is living at 115 Peter Street, St Helens with stepfather Robert Armstrong (38), mother Jane Armstrong (29) and step brother John R Armstrong (4).
They are staying at the home of John's grandparents Robert Dixon (59), Esther Dixon (54) and relatives William Dixon (25), Alice Dixon (14), Thomas Dixon (12), Elizabeth Dixon (10).
1901 - 13 years old John is at 64 Napier Street, St Helens with stepfather Robert Armstrong (46), mother Jane Armstrong (39) and half siblings: Robert Armstrong (11), Florrie Armstrong (8), William Armstrong (6), Esther Armstrong (7 Mths).
1911 - Sees 24 years old 'Sheet Glass Flattener' John living at 70 Napier Street, St Helens with stepfather Robert Armstrong (56), mother Jane Armstrong (49), step brother John Armstrong (24) and half siblings: Florrie Armstrong (18), William Armstrong (16), Esther Armstrong (10), Eveline Armstrong (6), Elsie Armstrong (3).
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Dixon_J_3238.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Thiepval_SLR_Privates_2.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Thiepval Memorial bearing the inscription for Private John Dixon
(Photographs courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 526