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William Allison Dixon

In memory of:

Flying Officer William Allison Dixon

March 31, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/22058

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

578 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Guy, and Helen Dixon, of Aulac, New Brunswick, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 292 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

8. B. 14.

Location:

Durnbach is a village 16 kilometres east of Bad Tolz, a town 48 kilometres south of Munich. Durnbach War Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of the village Gmund am Tegernsee. Using the A8 from Munich, turn off at the junction Holzkirchen, taking the 318 road in the direction of Gmund am Tegernsee. At the crossroads with the 472, turn left in the direction of Miesbach. The cemetery is situated approximately 500 metres on the left from the 318/472 crossroads.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer William Allison Dixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William Allison Dixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer William Allison Dixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer William Allison Dixon is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of William Allison Dixon– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of William Allison Dixon – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Allison Dixon– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of William Allison Dixon – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Inscription found (24 May 2022) at Point de Bute Methodist Cemetery, Point de Bute NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)

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    Memorial – Inscription found (24 May 2022) at Point de Bute Methodist Cemetery, Point de Bute NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
  • Photo of William Dixon– Submitted by Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of William Dixon – Submitted by Operation Picture Me
  • Monument– Flying Officer WILLIAM ALLISON DIXON, Royal Canadian Air Force, died during air operations on March 31, 1944 and is buried in DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Germany. This inscription to his memory is on a grave marker in Pointe de Bute Cemetery, Pointe de Bute, Westmoreland County, New Brunswick.

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    Monument – Flying Officer WILLIAM ALLISON DIXON, Royal Canadian Air Force, died during air operations on March 31, 1944 and is buried in DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Germany. This inscription to his memory is on a grave marker in Pointe de Bute Cemetery, Pointe de Bute, Westmoreland County, New Brunswick.
  • Newspaper clipping– Flying Officer WILLIAM ALLISON DIXON was reported Missing After Air Operations in RCAF Casualty List Number 875 published in the Globe and Mail on May 6, 1944.

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    Newspaper clipping – Flying Officer WILLIAM ALLISON DIXON was reported Missing After Air Operations in RCAF Casualty List Number 875 published in the Globe and Mail on May 6, 1944.
  • Newspaper clipping– Flying Officer WILLIAM ALLISON DIXON was reported Previously Missing ¿ Now Officially Presumed Dead in RCAF Casualty List Number 1023 published in the Globe and Mail on October 26, 1944.

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    Newspaper clipping – Flying Officer WILLIAM ALLISON DIXON was reported Previously Missing ¿ Now Officially Presumed Dead in RCAF Casualty List Number 1023 published in the Globe and Mail on October 26, 1944.

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