Henry Charles Dixey
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Son of : Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dixey of 47. South Parade, Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Enlisted : 1914.
Served with C. Company, 2nd/8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Notts. & Derby Regiment.
Killed In Action aged 22 years ol when attemting to lead a charge across Mount Street Bridge, Dublin, Ireland on the 26th April 1916 during the Easter Rising.
He was Mentioned In Despatches during the Easter Rising.
Buried : Newark Upon Trent, Cemetery, Newark Upon Trent, Nottinghamshire.
Grave Reference : East Garden : Row B : 252.
CWGC Reference : Unknown.
Commemorated : Newark Upon Trent World War One and World War Two Memorial, Newark Cemetery, Newark Upon Trent, Nottinghamshire.
Also Commemorated : St. Mary Magdalene Church, Borough of Newark roll of Honour, Newark Upon Trent, Nottinghamshire.
Henry Charles Dixey
Buried in Newark Town Cemetery Photo Murray Biddle
Photo of Henry Charles Dixey
Photograph of Company Sergeant Major, Henry Charles Dixey's headstone in Newark Cemetery, Newark Upon Trent, Nottinghamshire by Gary Crosby on the 30th November 2021.