Nixon Ernest Pte 4459405

Personnel Entry

Pte E Nixon's CWGC headstone.

Name Nixon Ernest
Army number 4459405
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1916/17.
Age 23
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no Enlistment Date as yet. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS. Served BEF. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Category "B", Auth:- WOL/SS/M/DCV/CASUALTY dated 29/4/43.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40.
Home address Son of Ernest Story and Mary Nixon, Carlisle. Buried Grave 18, Mercatel Communal Cemetery.
Source table 1TS