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1532 Corporal Charles Chisholm DIXON Military Medal Citation
1532 Corporal Charles Chisholm DIXON Military Medal Citation 
 

On the night of 19th October, 1917, on the BROODSEINDE RIDGE a party of the 5th Australian Divisional Trench Mortar Brigade came suddenly under an intensely heavy hostile barrage. A number of the party having taken shelter in a dugout became buried and were in danger of suffocation on account of a large shell having struck the roof. No. 1532 Charles DIXON realising their precarious condition immediately went to their assistance and single handed was successful, in spite of the heavy and continuous hostile fire, in extricating four of his comrades. This man's gallant action saved his comrades lives and is deserving of special recognition. Awarded Military Medal 2nd November, 1917.