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RIXON, Bertie George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2957 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 April 1916, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Grabbin Gullen, New South Wales, Australia, 11 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Goonellabah Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairy farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jordan Valley, Palestine, 14 July 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jerusalem War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crookwell War Memorial, Eden Creek District WW1 Honour Roll, Kyogle Great War Honor Roll, Kyogle Methodist WW1 Roll of Honor, Kyogle Shire Council Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2957, Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2957, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2957, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2957, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2957 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Squadron awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-07-14 |
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"...2957 Trooper Bertie George (Bert) Rixon, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, of Kyogle, NSW. A dairy farmer prior to enlistment, Tpr Rixon embarked with the 21st Reinforcements from Sydney on RMS Mooltan on 19 August 1916. On 14 July 1918 he was killed in action in the Jordan Valley, Palestine, aged 24 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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