Grave of Pioneer John Dixon
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| Subject | Dixon, John Harold Tinson |
|---|---|
| Title | Grave of Pioneer John Dixon |
| Notes | My grandfather John Harold Tinson Dixon left his business as a dentist qualified pharmaceutical chemist in Worksop to join the Royal Engineers in December 1915, at which time he had a wife and two young children. He was posted to the Army Reserve, was recalled in May 1916, was posted to France on 2 June and was killed in the Battle of the Somme on 14 July. One of these pictures is of the original document sent to his widow showing a photograph of the (temporary) headstone, the other is of the grave as it was a few years ago, with a permanent stone memorial. John is not remembered on the war memorial in his home town of Worksop - maybe one day ..! |
| Item Date | 14 July 1916 |
| Creation place | Bienvilliers Military Cemetery |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Artifact |
| Item medium | Mixed |
| Content | Memorabilia |
| Cataloguer | Everett Sharp |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Robert Dixon |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8826 |
