Photo : St Bees School Roll of Honour Book
Royal College of Music War Memorial With Thanks
Newcastle Journal Thursday 28/06/1917
Medal Index Card
Newcastle Journal Saturday 30/06/1917
Charles John (Ian) Dixon was born in Jesmond on the 8th April, 1898, the only son of the late Charles Rochester Dixon, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne, by his late wife, Mary Isabella (Sissie), daughter of the late J.W.B. Anderson, of Morpeth, Northumberland.
Educated at Margate, and then at the Royal Grammar School from 1908, for four years, at Jesmond, to be followed by St. Bees, Cumberland, from 1912 to 1915, School House, was an accomplished organist in the School's Chapel, they S.H. won the Music Cup in 1915. Charles decided to take up music as a profession, entered the Royal College of Music, London.
There was a London address also supplied as his residence address presumably whilst studying, Northwold Road, Stoke Newington Common.
He resided at 79 Osborne Road, Jesmond. Newcastle with his Grandfather C. W. Dixon, also his uncle J. R. Dixon lived at 92 Osborne Road, further down the road.
The Royal College Magazine Vol 13. No 3, issue reads as follows: " Charles R. Dixon
We regret to record the death, in action of Mr Charles R. Dixon, the son of Mr C. Dixon, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Entering the College in September 1915, he had enjoyed but a brief career of two terms as a student when he joined the Army. A pupil of Dr. Alcock, Dr Read, and Mrs Kemp, he won the esteem of all who knew him during his short period amongst us."
He enlisted into the 9th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, as a Private, service number, 22160. Charles was then in the 12th Officers Training Battalion with the service nu 327531, [the Durham Volunteer Officer Training Corps], on the 6th April 1916, on his eighteenth birthday. Was then transferred to the Cadet Corps in January 1917, being gazetted a 2nd Lieutenant, 1/9th Durham Light Infantry on the 8th May, after being commissioned on the 6th April 1917. Sources: Royal College of Music Sarah Batchelor. Entered college: 22nd September 1915. Principal study: Organ. Testamur issued: A testamur was official recognition that the person had studied here for a specified period of time and was often given to those students who either did not want or could not afford the formal examination route which lead to an ARCM. De Ruvigny Roll of Honour See Document below. Sources: Royal College of Music Archive Department with Thanks. Charles John (Ian) Dixon is remembered in Jesmond on J1.01, J1.04, J1.08 and in J1.19 page 17
Second study: Theory and Piano.
Family Headstone in All Saints Cemetery, Newcastle
The CWGC entry for 2nd Lieutenant Dixon
