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


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

Marriage (1)
:
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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10906 BAILEY, Anthony Mansfield1894ENG,    , Norwich Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9276 BARHAM, Ada1906ENG,    , Norwich Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos  
16028 BARTRAM, Alfred James1887ENG, NFK, Norwich Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8493 BASEY, John1899ENG,    , Norwich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
8494 BASEY, William 1900ENG,    , Norwich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
8347 BODDY, Ethel1901ENG,    , Norwich Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8791 BOWEREN, Sidney 1898ENG,    , Norwich Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9071 BRIGHT, Frances1913ENG,    , Norwich Jul 1928 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
8276 BURGESS, Edward1914ENG,    , Norwich Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
7228 COLLS, Clifford1915ENG,    , Norwich Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
8912 GRIMWOOD, Edward W1895ENG,    , Norwich Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3390 HANSELL, Albert George1895ENG, NFK, Norwich Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
10995 HASE, Valentine1897ENG,    , Norwich Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16966 HUMPHRIES, William Charles1897ENG,    , Norwich May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
5303 LUBBOCK, Geoffrey1912ENG,    , Norwich Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
3220 NORMAN, Ernest Zachariah Howlett1888ENG, NFK, Norwich Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos lnorman  
9896 RIX, Charles Alfred1897ENG, NFK, Norwich Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8798 RUSHMER, Violet Hilda1896ENG,    , Norwich Mar 1913 : Lake Manitoba CAN Sailing Alone  
4194 SMITH, Agnes1890ENG, NFK, Norwich Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
4208 WAGG, Percival Ernest (Percy)1896ENG, NFK, Norwich Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10715 WANT, Frederick 1898ENG,    , Norwich Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10716 WATERSON, Gladys1900ENG, NFK, Norwich Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
18311 WATERSON, William1897ENG, NFK, Norwich May 1913 : Empress of Britain CAN Sailing Alone  
5519 WICKS, Herbert Edgar1898ENG, NFK, Norwich Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7341 WOOLSEY, Cardinal1897ENG,    , Norwich Mar 1912 : Ascania CAN Unknown