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John Dixon, 101st (Northumberland) Coy Imperial Yeomanry - k.i.a. 5.9.1901 2 years 10 months ago #76517
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In the Lady Chapel, Christ Church, North Shields, although it may originally have been in a different position in the church.
The tiny inscriptions at the bottom of the plaque read (left) WALKER & COXON, and (right) NEWCASTLE
NORTH SHIELDS YEOMAN KILLED IN ACTION.
....Mrs. Dixon, of No. 6 Church Street, North Shields, has received a telegram from the War Office announcing the death of her son, Trooper John Dixon, No. 33,313, of the Imperial Yeomanry, who was killed in action at Rhenosterfontein on the 5th inst. Trooper Dixon went to South Africa at the beginning of the year, along with Trooper Edward Scott, also of North Shields. Troopers Dixon and Scott belonged to the 101st Company Imperial Yeomanry, and were attached to Methuen's column, which has been heavily engaged, especially from the 1st to the 5th inst., when Trooper Dixon fell fighting. Previous to joining the Imperial Yeomanry, Trooper Dixon was for six years coachman to the late Mr D. Hill, Cleveland House, North Shields.
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday 16th September 1901 |
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