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Son of William and Hannah Dixon, of "Elmfield," Monkton, Jarrow-on-Tyne, England.
Digital gallery of Private Robert Dixon
Digital gallery of
Private Robert Dixon
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 707-1084 of 1084.
Digital gallery of
Private Robert Dixon
The medals awarded to Pte Robert Dixon for his service in the First World War. They are as follows: British War medal, Victory medal, Memorial plaque, and Memorial (Mother's) Cross.
From the collection of Garrett Lapp, Calgary, AB, 2020.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Deuel to Domoney. Microform Sequence 28; Volume Number 31829_B016737. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 172. Page 707-1084 of 1084.
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The medals awarded to Pte Robert Dixon for his service in the First World War. They are as follows: British War medal, Victory medal, Memorial plaque, and Memorial (Mother's) Cross. From the collection of Garrett Lapp, Calgary, AB, 2020.
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Commemorated on:
Page 398 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ROCQUIGNY-EQUANCOURT ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Rocquigny and Equancourt are two villages in the Department of the Somme, some 13 kilometres north of Peronne and 12 kilometres south-east of Bapaume. Rocquigny and Equancourt are approximately 8 kilometres apart and the ROCQUIGNY-EQUANCOURT ROAD BRITISH CEMETERY lies about halfway between the two villages on the north side of the road just west of the crossing road from Etricourt to Ytres.
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