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Lieutenant GERARD FERRERS NIXON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Field Artillery

129th Bty.

Date of Death

Died 24 October 1914

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE

III. I. 16.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Maj. Gen. A. I. Nixon and Mrs. M. L. Nixon, of "The Gables," Fife Rd., East Sheen, Surrey.
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE OTHERS
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Buried or commemorated at

ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD, LAVENTIE
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 806
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