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RIX, Allan Elmore
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3698 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1917, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yatala, South Australia, Australia , 28 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Rosewater War Memorial, Stansbury Memorial Institute Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3698, 50th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3698, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3698, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Son of William RIX and Emily nee KING of Fussell Place, Alberton, SA
RIX.— In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Pte. Alan Elmore Rix, 50th Battalion, who was killed in action at Villers Brettoneux on Anzac Day. April 25th, 1918.
His toil is past, his work is done,
And he is fully blest,
He fought the fight, the victory won,
And entered into rest.
—Inserted by his loving parents, sisters, and brothers.
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