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    Memorial

    H Dixon

    Herbert Dixon

    Source: James Waters

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    Current Location

    St Peter's Churchyard, Church Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 3DD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 42254 86914

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Addition to gravestone
    WMR Reference Number
    114355
    Description
    Arch topped stone standing on a wider base at the head of a plot bordered by low stone kerbs. Centre top of the face is a Christograph (IHS) carved in relief within a trefoil shape. The stone has a crack at the top that runs centrally for approximately half its length. Lettering is in incised block capitals apart from the final quotation, which is in standard text
    Inscription
    / HERBERT DIXON, WHO WAS LOST, / ON H.M.S. VANGUARD, / 9TH JULY 1917, AGED 23 YEARS. / THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE BUT THEIR NAMES LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE /
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    Forename; Surname; Unit; Date of and age at death
    Maker(s)

    Ceremonies

    Components

    Gravestone

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Kerb stone

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/3043428/herbert-dixon/ (accessed 27/11/2025)