BiographyCharles Nixon enlisted on 9 March 1916 and was killed in action after being hit by shrapnel in the back. He was on duty in a machine gun pit at the time.
Local girl, Florence Tucker, had intended to marry Charles Nixon, but so saddened by his death, remained single for the rest of her life.
His father William Nixon was an architect and Hornsby Shire Councillor between 1906-1911.Age29Date of Death24 September 1918Civil employmentArchitectEducatedNewington College, Sydney, New South WalesRelationshipsSon of William Mark Nixon and Ada E. Nixon, of Malton Rd., Beecroft, NSW