HIXSON David John Stanley
David John Stanley HIXSON
David John Stanley HIXSON Private 68128, 11th Cheshire Regiment
Killed in Action, aged 19 on 28th September 1918, France
Buried at FIFTEEN RAVINE CEMETERY, VILLERS PLOUICH
Plot VI. Grave D.9.
Son of Solomon and Ann of Deu Draeth House, Newton
David was one of ten children.
Solomon was a mariner and 'Cape Horner'
Born Newton, enlisted Swansea and formerly
a gardener in Langland, was formerly, 64499 Welsh Regiment.
Below- His mother Ann, unveiled the Great War Memorial at Southend, Mumbles
noted in our article - Changes to Mumbles Memorial from 1918 to 2007
David’s great great grandnephew makes a cemetery visit, 2006
We visited Fifteen Ravine Cemetery, Villers Plouich, France, about ten years ago, where David John Stanley HIXSON is buried. I am the grandnephew of David and my daughter Eleanor (the photographer) is David’s great grandniece. Oliver, my grandson, (who was only three years old when his mother took these pictures) is David’s great great grandnephew. He is now also a Great War history buff.
A family tree is below-
Mrs Hixson unveilng Memorial
The photo shows Mrs. Ann Hixson, of Newton, wearing her son's medals, while performing the unveiling ceremony of the original (stone) Great War Memorial at Parade Gardens (as it was then known), on 3th July 1939.
HIXON Family Tree -simplified
Viv Davies comments- My mother, Mabel Davies nee Jones, is the niece of David Hixson and is also the niece of Arthur Jones (also on this site) and was born 21 days after he was killed. She would have been named Arthur but since she turned out to be a girl she was named after his young widow.
Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers Plouich, France
Location Information
Villers-Plouich is a village about 13 kilometres south-west of Cambrai and Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery lies to the east of the village on the south side of the road to the small village of La Vacquerie.
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