[1] His mother was well known as a traveller, writer and feminist,[2] and Dixie's middle name came from her family.

[3] After serving in the Royal Navy as a midshipman, the young Dixie was commissioned into the King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB) in 1895.

[6] Following the outbreak of the First World War, he was promoted a temporary captain in the 5th Battalion the KOSB on 26 November 1914.

[7] Dixie married Margaret Lindsay, daughter of Sir Alexander Jardine, 8th Baronet (1829–1893).

[1] He died in 1948 and was succeeded by his son, Sir Wolstan Dixie[1] (8 January 1910 – 28 December 1975), who became the thirteenth and last baronet.