| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 22/3/1915. Discharged class Z reserve 9/4/1919. Shown as (3) Egypt, 4/8/14 on medal roll page B866. 21/4/1897 he enlisted as a Pte 3 Hussars, No. 3974, address: Father, 4 Samuel road, St James End, Northampton, 23/1/1907 transferred to 7 Hussars, 1/4/08 transferred to MMP, 5/8/1914 promoted Cpl, 1/4/1916 promoted Sgt, 8/4/1919 discharged in Egypt to work in Cairo Tamzin Department as Assistant Stable Master, Bulac, Cairo, Egypt. Served Home 21/4/1897 to 12/11/1898, India 13/11/1898 to 22/12/1901, South Africa 23/12/1901 to 23/10/1902, India 24/10/1902 to 11/2/1907, Home 12/2/1907 to 21/3/1912, Egypt 22/2/1912 to 8/4/1919, 9/4/1919 to 1/10/1919 to class Z reserve. 16/3/1910 he married Mary Ann Warren, spinster at the Registry Office, Guildford, they had 1 child.
Name spelt Rixon on medal card shown as first served abroad (1) France, should read (3) Egypt, 4/8/1914, and Rixom on MID in LG.
Harry Gascoyne Rixon.. |
