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Record #9896
Name :
: Charles Alfred RIX (1897 - 1918)
  aka : Private Rix, Charlie, Alf


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Oct 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk, Norwich
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Gilliard
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Charles Alfred Rix.

1901 English Census records place the family of Caroline Rix in Norwich, Norfolk, England. In residence were her children William G (20), Florence E (18), Henry M (16), Ethel M (14), Jasper E (9), Caroline M (7) and Charles A (2).

Florence Elizabeth Rix married between Oct-Dec in 1906 in Norwich, Norfolk, England to Charles Anthony Couzens.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Florence Elizabeth Rix
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1906
Registration District: Norwich
Inferred County: Norfolk
Volume Number: 4b
Page Number: 283

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RIX
Given Name: Charles A
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-03-12
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1908-03-21
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Party of boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-503
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

In the 1911 Canadian Census Alfred C. Rix age 12 years, born in Oct 1898 listed as 'Home Boy' who immigrated from England. He is in the household of William F Gilliard, 36, wife Annie E, 31, and son Ralph, 2. They are located in in Bosanquet, Lambton East, Ontario.

Attestation papers were signed on 14 March 1916 in Forest, Ontario. Charles Alfred Rix was born 17 October 1897 Norwich, Norfolk, England. He gave his Next of Kin as his sister, Mrs Charles Cruzen, 68 Potter Field, Unthank Road, Norwich. He was a farmer residing in Forest, Ontario. 5'3" in height with hazel eyes and black hair. He was Methodist by religion.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action at an attack at Upton Wood. His Next of Kin was confirmed as Mrs C. Couzens of 69 Pottersfield, Unthank Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England. He was buried in the cemetery there, Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: E. 4.

Find A Grave Memorial# 24729079 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-09-24 13:20:16 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-12 12:20:56 /

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3390 HANSELL, Albert George1895ENG, NFK, Norwich Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
26895 HARTEN, Kathleen A.1915ENG, NFK, Walsingham Jun 1930 : Dutchess of York CAN Destination: St.George’s Home, 1153 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario  
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