RIX, Harold Milton
| Service Number: | SX14344 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1941, Wayville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Armoured Regiment |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 31 December 1911 |
| Home Town: | Lyrup, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ferryman |
| Died: | Killed in action (friendly fire), Brunei Bay Area, Borneo, 15 June 1945, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery A. A. 4. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lyrup War Memorial, Renmark District Roll of Honour WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1941: | Involvement Trooper, SX14344 | |
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| 3 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, South Australia | |
| 3 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX14344, 2nd/9th Armoured Regiment | |
| 15 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Harold Edwin and Olive Agnes Rix; husband of Margaret Elizabeth Rix, of Loxton, South Australia.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED
Mrs. Marge E. Rix of Belinda Street, Evandale, has been notified that her husband, Tpr. H. M. ("Bill") Rix, was killed in action in Borneo on June 15. Tpr. Rix, who was 35 years of age, leaves a son Teddy 22 months old. He was the eldest son of Mr. H. E. Rix, of Hanson Street, Adelaide, and the late Mrs. Rix, formerly of Lyrup. Four other brothers also joined the services. One A. R. ("Dick") Rix has been discharged after 4 1/2 years' service in the AIF
(ex 9th Division) and is living at Berri. Lt. C. C. Rix is at present in the Solomons, Cpl. R. L. in the AIP, and the young Qst ACI M. R. Rix is in the RAAF. Tpr. Rix enlisted in August 1941, and prior to that was the ferryman at Lyrup. He was a keen sportsman having played football and cricket in the Renmark district for a number of years.
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