Alfred Patrick John Dixon 1919 - 2000
This section of the story has been written by "Paddy" himself, with some minor editing by me, Chris Dixon, his son.
I was born 25th May 1919 at Dronfleld Road, Coventry, Warwickshire. My father was Alfred James Dixon, publican, ordnance engineer, racing driver, mason, restaurantier.
my mother was Gertrude Annie (nee Elkington).
The family moved from Coventry to Enfield Wash in Middlesex, soon after I was born and mum and dad ran a popular pub called the "White House". I remember how spacious it all seemed at the time and how exciting the out-buildings were and admirably suited to the very young. I attended the local primary school for a couple of years before being sent as a boarder the the High School for Boys, Wellesley Road, Colchester, where I was to remain for seven years during which time I achieved one or two modest successes, regrettably few of them having any scholastic merit. These included Head Boarder, Head Boy, Scout Troop Leader, Captain of Cricket and Footbal, winner of three successive English prizes and the Dixon Cup for swimming, Ed. This cup was one of Alfred James Dixon's cups that he won for motor-racing. AJ had the inscription on the cup filled in, re-inscribed and presented it to the High School as a cup for swimming.