Sir Alexander Dixie, 9th Bt - All Saints - Cadeby, Leicestershire
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Dixie coat of arms on a memorial to Sir Alexander Dixie, 9th Bt, in the chancel of All Saints' church, Cadeby.
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Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/16/2019
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Dixie coat of arms on a memorial to Sir Alexander Dixie, 9th Bt, in the chancel of All Saints' church, Cadeby.
A carved white marble memorial with the following inscription:
Sacred to the memory of
Sir ALEXANDER DIXIE. Capt. R.N.
and ninth Baronet of Bosworth Park:
who died December the 20th 1857, aged 78.
"Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." EPH.IV.32."Dixie entered the Navy in 1795 as a first-class volunteer and was captured by the French in 1797. After ten months in captivity he joined La Pomone, serving in the Mediterranean and then joined the Orion in the West Indies. In 1804 he was with Nelson (q.v.) who confirmed him as a lieutenant; he was present at the battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Until 1814 he was in North America. He retired in 1815 and in 1851 was promoted to captain on the retired list."
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Arms: Azure, a lion rampant or, a chief of the last
Crest: An ounce sejant proper ducally gorged or
Motto: Quod dixi dixi (What I have said, I have said)