Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant- Nixon

Regiment: 1st King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Date published: 28/07/1916
Killed in action: No
Information: Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel Nixon D.S.O., 1st King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, was educated at Willington College and Sandhurst. He served, all through the South African war, set out to France with the original Expeditionary Force, and was severely wounded at Le Cateau. He afterwards commanded his regiment at the front, and was mentioned in despatches and received the D.S.O. He is the eldest son of Major-General A. J. Nixon, D.L., late R.A., of Clone, Ballyraggett, Co. Kilkenny.