DIX J.

DIX J.

Given Names: James Abraham

Service Number: 977 / 38486

Unit: 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters

Rank: Private

Paybook Number:

Age: 25 Yrs 9 Mths

Occupation: Carpenter

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 10¾ In

Weight: 180 Lbs

Chest: 36-40 In

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 21/9/1914

Place: Hamilton

Next of Kin: FATHER Nicholas James Dix

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Embarkation Date: 22/12/1914

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Ceramic

Embarked: 9/8/1919

Disembarked: 27/9/1919

Unit: 32nd Battalion

Rank: Gunner

Discharge Date: 13/12/1919

Place:

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: 27775

British War Medal: 6879

Victory Medal: 6826

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1889

Place: Casterton, Victoria

Father: Nicholas James DIX

Mother: Margaret Theresa DOYLE

MARRIAGE

Year: 1918

Place: Somerset, England

Spouse: Lilian Ida SCATES

DEATH

Date or Year: 2/10/1962

Place: Mordialloc, Victoria

Burial: Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Two periods -

977; RTA Ascanius 17/3/1916

38486; Returned on Indarra

Enlisted as V62367 on 1/3/1917 when he gave his address as 60 Barkers Road, Hawthorn