Key Information<\/strong><\/h2>\nName:<\/strong>\u00a0Robert James Dixon,<\/b>
DoB:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>July 8, 1893.
Regt:\u00a0<\/strong>Lance.-Corporal. TF\/1382, 10th Middlesex Regt.
DoD:\u00a0<\/strong>Died at Lucknow, India \u00a0January 28, 1917.<\/p>\nAcademic Career<\/strong>: CGS 1907-11 D.S. Student teacher, Brook Street Council School, 1911-2. Went to St. John\u2019s Training Coll., Battersea, London, S.W., till July, 1914.<\/p>\nBiographical Information:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n \n ![\"dixon-r\"](\"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/dixon-r-408x395.jpg\" "\\"dixon-r\\"")
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Robert\u00a0was the eldest son of Richard and Maria Dixon, 24 Portland Place, Carlisle. His father was an engine fitter. He had an older sister, Ethel Ann, and two younger brothers, William Harold and Bertram. All the family had been born in Carlisle.
In the 1911 Census they also had four boarders. In the newspaper death announcement Robert is described as a \u201cdearly loved son<\/em>\u201d and his death \u201cDeeply regretted<\/em>.\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n - \n \n \n Academic Record: <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
Carlisle Grammar School 1907 \u2013 1911\/12. The register says he left 1911 but we have many references for him in 1912 from the school magazine.<\/p>\n
He was in the Rugby \u00a0team 1909-11 : \u201cPlays a dazzling game and goes through on his own with success. Poor tackler. Fair kick<\/em>.\u201d (1910) and \u201cA hard worker with plenty of pluck. A little more weight would make him quite a dangerous man in attack: must learn to take his passes on the run<\/em>.\u201d (1911). He won the Football Shield 1912: \u201cVery strong tackler, is somewhat handicapped by his height, but uses what he has to great advantage, and does brilliant individual work<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nHe was also a keen debater and argued against the motion that \u201cCricket was a finer game than Football<\/em>\u201d in 1910. In 1911 he led the debating society and argued against the motion that \u201cthe ambitious policy of Germany is a menace to the British Empire<\/em>\u201d for the motion that \u201cPoliceman are a Nuisance<\/em>\u201d! He also said in a debate on women\u2019s suffrage that \u201cwomen were more qualified to give opinions on certain important subjects than men are<\/em>\u201d. He also debated the morality of theatre going, and the virtues of international arbitration. He was against compulsory military service, and was for the state takeover of the railways. In 1912 he penned an article for the school magazine on the quality of debates.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n - \n \n \n War Service: <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
Robert joined the Territorial Force in November 1912. His attestation papers reveal he was 5\u20195 and a quarter\u201d and had good vision and physical development. He was recommended for the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0Battalion Middlesex Regiment No1382, and travelled to India on October 291914. He was made acting lance corporal from October 1 1916 and is recorded as being a lance corporal when he died. He was admitted to hospital on January 15 1917 and died suddenly in Lucknow on January 28 1917 of paratyphoid or enteric fever, a disease transmitted by contaminated food or water that was common in India at that time.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n - \n \n \n Other: <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n\n \n
Notice of death Cumberland News February 10 1917 \u201cDeeply regretted<\/em>\u201d.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n - \n
DoB:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>July 8, 1893.
Regt:\u00a0<\/strong>Lance.-Corporal. TF\/1382, 10th Middlesex Regt.
DoD:\u00a0<\/strong>Died at Lucknow, India \u00a0January 28, 1917.<\/p>\n
Academic Career<\/strong>: CGS 1907-11 D.S. Student teacher, Brook Street Council School, 1911-2. Went to St. John\u2019s Training Coll., Battersea, London, S.W., till July, 1914.<\/p>\n Biographical Information:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n Robert\u00a0was the eldest son of Richard and Maria Dixon, 24 Portland Place, Carlisle. His father was an engine fitter. He had an older sister, Ethel Ann, and two younger brothers, William Harold and Bertram. All the family had been born in Carlisle. Carlisle Grammar School 1907 \u2013 1911\/12. The register says he left 1911 but we have many references for him in 1912 from the school magazine.<\/p>\n He was in the Rugby \u00a0team 1909-11 : \u201cPlays a dazzling game and goes through on his own with success. Poor tackler. Fair kick<\/em>.\u201d (1910) and \u201cA hard worker with plenty of pluck. A little more weight would make him quite a dangerous man in attack: must learn to take his passes on the run<\/em>.\u201d (1911). He won the Football Shield 1912: \u201cVery strong tackler, is somewhat handicapped by his height, but uses what he has to great advantage, and does brilliant individual work<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n He was also a keen debater and argued against the motion that \u201cCricket was a finer game than Football<\/em>\u201d in 1910. In 1911 he led the debating society and argued against the motion that \u201cthe ambitious policy of Germany is a menace to the British Empire<\/em>\u201d for the motion that \u201cPoliceman are a Nuisance<\/em>\u201d! He also said in a debate on women\u2019s suffrage that \u201cwomen were more qualified to give opinions on certain important subjects than men are<\/em>\u201d. He also debated the morality of theatre going, and the virtues of international arbitration. He was against compulsory military service, and was for the state takeover of the railways. In 1912 he penned an article for the school magazine on the quality of debates.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n Robert joined the Territorial Force in November 1912. His attestation papers reveal he was 5\u20195 and a quarter\u201d and had good vision and physical development. He was recommended for the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0Battalion Middlesex Regiment No1382, and travelled to India on October 291914. He was made acting lance corporal from October 1 1916 and is recorded as being a lance corporal when he died. He was admitted to hospital on January 15 1917 and died suddenly in Lucknow on January 28 1917 of paratyphoid or enteric fever, a disease transmitted by contaminated food or water that was common in India at that time.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n Notice of death Cumberland News February 10 1917 \u201cDeeply regretted<\/em>\u201d.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
In the 1911 Census they also had four boarders. In the newspaper death announcement Robert is described as a \u201cdearly loved son<\/em>\u201d and his death \u201cDeeply regretted<\/em>.\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n