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Pte. William Arthur Dixon
Australian Imperial Force A Coy 52nd Btn.
from:Sydney, NSW
(d.9th June 1917)
As far as I know, Private William Dixon was in the attack of the 7th of June 1917 at Messines Ridge and was hit by either a sniper's bullet or a shell blast. He was seen to be lying in a shell hole along with a Pte Laidlaw, George Carmichael and another man named Wall. Research from the Red Cross archives states that he was buried in dugout on the Ridge but CWGC has recorded him as having no known grave, and his name is on the Menin Gate Memorial as well as our own Australian War memorial in Canberra.
All I know about him is what I have read from his file (also in Canberra) stating that he was a well digger and that he enlisted in 1915. He left for duty in the HMAT Ceramic in 1916. My father, his brother, never spoke of him and it was only when I was doing my family tree that I discovered my late uncle. William died aged 45 or 46.
I will in the future go to Belgium to try and get a feel for the horror that unfolded there, albeit nearly 100 years ago. Lest We Forget.
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