Basic Details
Surname
Dixon
Forenames
C P
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Carl Penrose
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide details. He had joined the school in 1908 and was studying engineering but enlisted when his father returned from the war, having served in the Dardanelles and Mesopotamia, joining 9 Squadron. Injured by an enemy aircraft, he piloted his plane back to base but, wounded in the thigh and abdomen, he died 4 days later.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
25
Age at death
19
Manner of death as stated
UNKNOWN
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds