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Lionel Dixon

Group, 3 men in front of the sphinx Lionel Dixon is on the far right. - This image may be subject to copyright

Group, 3 men in front of the sphinx Lionel Dixon is on the far right. - This image may be subject to …

Identity

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 March 1920 AWMM OhauManawatu-Wanganui AWMM
    Ohau, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 15 May 1940 AWMM Malfroy Road, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Plumber AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Lionel Emile Dixon (father), Tutanekai Street, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 26 August 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    23970 AWMM
  • Military service
    Territorials AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2
      30 November 1941 AWMM
      With 24 Battalion AWMM
    • WW2
      13 December 1941 AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Stalag 357 (No. 2), Thorn, modern day Toruń, Poland 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
    • WW2 POW - P.G. 103, Treviso, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
      Treviso, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
    • WW2 POW - P.G. 103/6, Treviso, Italy Memories of Camp 103/6
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number
    WWII 139774 AWMM

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • In 1943, George Lochhead was tasked with selecting two teams of New Zealanders and Australians from PG 57 Gruppignano to work at two camps 103/6 Ampezzo and 103/7 Sauris in the Dolomites, the former mining for the construction of a power station, and the latter creating the dam on Lake Sauris that would provide the water for the station.

    Among the men at 103/6 was Arthur Douglas, who had been taught to draw in PG 52. At the end of the war he had his sketches printed and every POW who had worked alongside him got a copy. The booklet "Memories of camp 103/6" lists all the men at 103/6. The men stayed there until September, when they were sent to Germany. AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
    http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba.html
    Further Reference
  • References
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 125 AWMM
    • Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia. AWMM
    • 24 N.Z. Infantry Battalion Association [newsletter]. Auckland, N.Z.: The Association. AWMM
      December 2005, Issue 145. AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Douglas, A. (1945). Memories of camp 103/6. [New Zealand] : [publisher not identified]. AWMM

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