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Record #26624
Name :
: Oswald DIXON (1924 - 1995)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Feb 1924   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
: 1947   Spouse/Notes : B. F. KEEN (Swan, reg 145)
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 23 Dec 1995   Notes : Source: MCB WA
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Lanchester

Birth reg Mar qtr 1924 (10a 608), mmn DIXON
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1935
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Otranto

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOswald arrived in Western Australia in 1935 and was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He served in WWII:

DIXON OSWALD : Service Number - W60846 : Date of birth - 16 Feb 1924 : Place of birth - DURHAM ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - KOJONUP WA : Next of Kin - DIXON OSWALD (Source: NAA RecordSearch)

He died in 1995 aged 72 and is memorialised at Karrakatta Cemetery, Lance Howard Memorial Gardens (W18/28). 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13939 DIXON, Albert1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
13721 DIXON, George1906ENG,    , Poplar Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
5582 DIXON, John1940ENG,     May 1950 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9340 DIXON, Louisa1901ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
4467 DIXON, Louisa Ellen1887ENG, SRY, Battersea Aug 1889 : Caspian CAN Barnardos  
15604 DIXON, Margaret 1910ENG,     Jun 1923 : Regina CAN Louisa Birt  
26624 DIXON, Oswald1924ENG, DUR, Lanchester Jan 1935 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27315 DIXON, Sheila Margaret1926ENG, DUR, Chester-le-Street Jun 1939 : Strathaird AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13013 DIXON, William1879ENG,     Sep 1896 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society