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DIXON, Noel Parker
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2137 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Leeston, New Zealand, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Memorials: | Malvern St George's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2137, 300th Company Mechanical Transport | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 2137, 300th Company Mechanical Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 2137, 300th Company Mechanical Transport, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2137, 1st Division Supply Column , Discharged to the Royal Flying Corps with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Involvement Royal Flying Corps |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Lieutenant Noel Parker Dixon RFC was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1919. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in 1922. He stayed with the RAF during peacetime and was appointed Squadron Leader during 1931 and was seconded for service with the Egyptian Air force in 1936. He was made a Wing Commander in January 1937. During WW2 he was promoted Group Captain in 1941.
He had been a member of the 300th Mechanical Transport Company in the AIF WW1 and had left Australia in December 1914.