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Private John Robert Wix

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1886-06-08
Place of birth: Wellingborough Northamptonshire England
Next of kin: John Wix, father. Court Estate, Bedford Road, Northamptonshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1915-05-02
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Brussels Town Cemetery, X. I. 2.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 9846
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-26 to 1915-05-02
  2. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1914-10-26
Degree of service: Europe
Interned as POW at: Aachen
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded April 24, 1915 at St. Julien

Images

Tombstone of Private J. R. Mix - Brussels Town Cemetery

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 479456
LAC ID: 319896
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10515-S065
Uploader's Notes:

Son of John Wix and Emily Wix of Court Estate, Bedford Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

Reported wounded, missing and Prisoner of War. Died of wounds as a PoW in a German hospital in Aachen

Uploader's Research notes: 3rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion No. 6 Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-06-18