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ON George
Private 15062 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
Born 1888 in Kings Cliffe, George was the son of James and
Charlotte Dixon of Park Street, Kings Cliffe.
He enlisted in Oundle in the New Army and fought in France.
He was killed in action 2nd March 1916 aged 28, and is
commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 21.
There was no specific major battle on the Western Front on 2nd
March but there was continuous shelling and frequent patrols
into no-man’s-land with encounters with the Germans.
Reporte d in the Stamford & Rutland News, 22nd March 1916.
“Private George Dixon, of the grenade section, 7th Battalion of the
Lincolnshire Regiment, youngest son of Mr and Mrs James Dixon,
Park Street, Kings Cliffe has fallen in action on the Western Front.
His parents have received the following letter from the officer
commanding the Grenade Section of the 7th Lincolns. ‘I have great
regret in informing you of the death of your son, who was serving as
a grenadier in this regiment. He died in the service of his King and
country, doing his duty nobly and well until the last, and his loss is very
keenly felt by his comrades and myself, who offer to you and yours our
heartfelt sympathy in your bereavement.‘
Private Dixon had been in France about 12 months, and was 28 years
of age. Deep sympathy is felt for Mr and Mrs Dixon and relates in their
heavy loss of a gallant soldier son, who was held in high esteem in
the village.”
DIXON John (Jack)
Private 24403 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Private722949 2/24th Battalion, London Regiment
Jack was born in the first quarter of 1893 in Kings Cliffe to Harry
and Janet Dixon, who lived on West Street, Kings Cliffe. His
father was the landlord of The Windmill Inn.
Jack volunteered at Kettering on 13th November 1915 just
before conscription came into force. He was 22 years old and
gave his address as The Wheatsheaf Inn on Park Street, Kings
Cliffe. He was not however the landlord, or at least not the full-
time landlord, as he gave his occupation as a painter.
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Private 15062 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
Born 1888 in Kings Cliffe, George was the son of James and
Charlotte Dixon of Park Street, Kings Cliffe.
He enlisted in Oundle in the New Army and fought in France.
He was killed in action 2nd March 1916 aged 28, and is
commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 21.
There was no specific major battle on the Western Front on 2nd
March but there was continuous shelling and frequent patrols
into no-man’s-land with encounters with the Germans.
Reporte d in the Stamford & Rutland News, 22nd March 1916.
“Private George Dixon, of the grenade section, 7th Battalion of the
Lincolnshire Regiment, youngest son of Mr and Mrs James Dixon,
Park Street, Kings Cliffe has fallen in action on the Western Front.
His parents have received the following letter from the officer
commanding the Grenade Section of the 7th Lincolns. ‘I have great
regret in informing you of the death of your son, who was serving as
a grenadier in this regiment. He died in the service of his King and
country, doing his duty nobly and well until the last, and his loss is very
keenly felt by his comrades and myself, who offer to you and yours our
heartfelt sympathy in your bereavement.‘
Private Dixon had been in France about 12 months, and was 28 years
of age. Deep sympathy is felt for Mr and Mrs Dixon and relates in their
heavy loss of a gallant soldier son, who was held in high esteem in
the village.”
DIXON John (Jack)
Private 24403 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Private722949 2/24th Battalion, London Regiment
Jack was born in the first quarter of 1893 in Kings Cliffe to Harry
and Janet Dixon, who lived on West Street, Kings Cliffe. His
father was the landlord of The Windmill Inn.
Jack volunteered at Kettering on 13th November 1915 just
before conscription came into force. He was 22 years old and
gave his address as The Wheatsheaf Inn on Park Street, Kings
Cliffe. He was not however the landlord, or at least not the full-
time landlord, as he gave his occupation as a painter.
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