We remember William Leith Nixon

We remember William Leith Nixon

Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Findon Hill, Sacriston, Co Durham United Kingdom Source:7033927 Source:8451067 1893
1896
sibling Thomas Charles Nixon Source:8451061 1896
1898
sibling Vivian Leonard Nixon Source:8451061 1898
1901
dates Age 7 Source:8451067 1901
1901
sibling John Nixon Source:8451067 1901
1901
location Plawsworth Lane, Sacriston, Co Durham United Kingdom parents address Source:8451067 1901
1903
sibling Mary Nixon Source:8451061 1903
1911
dates Age 17 Source:8451061 1911
1911
employment House Painter & Paperhanger Apprentice United Kingdom Source:8451061 1911
1911
location Dene House, Plawsworth Road, Sacriston, Co Durham United Kingdom parents address Source:8451061 1911
1917
service British Army Private 242759 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2/6th Battalion Source:8451062 1917
service British Army Private 7072 West Yorkshire Regiment Source:3252104
service British Army Private 242759 West Yorkshire Regiment Source:3252104
1917
death Died of wounds France Source:7033927 Source:8451062 1st December 1917
burial Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7033927

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Leith
Initials WL
Last Name Nixon
Source 7033927
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Dene House, Plawsworth Road, Sacriston, Co Durham United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Plawsworth Lane, Sacriston, Co Durham United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7072 West Yorkshire Regiment Private
British Army 242759 West Yorkshire Regiment Private
British Army 242759 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2/6th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Nixon mother
Thomas Anthony Nixon father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Nixon brother 1901
Mary Nixon sister 1903
Thomas Charles Nixon brother 1896
Vivian Leonard Nixon brother 1898

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Gail25971
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Gail25971
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Gail25971
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Gail25971

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