Rix , George Arthur (G A)

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Sep 2026: "77469591BG Private George Arthur Rix from the South African Medical Corps died as a result of head injuries sustained in a private motor vehicle accident while on a weekend pass. He was 18." NEW ROH record -- the service number appears nowhere on the roll, and the only Rix records here are two Second World War men and a 1979 corporal of the Commandos who died in April.
Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 26 SEPTEMBER (26 Sep 2026), quoting the South African War Graves Project: "77469591BG Private George Arthur Rix from the South African Medical Services Died of injuries, head injuries received in Private Vehicle Accident, while on a weekend pass. He was 18." CONFIRMED hours after this record was created from Graham. Service number, rank, forenames, surname, cause, circumstances and age all agree.
- CORPS NAMED DIFFERENTLY, NOT CHANGED: this record holds South African Medical Corps, following Graham; Mike gives South African Medical Services. Both names were in use around 1979, when the medical service was being reorganised, and the roll carries 544 men under the Medical Corps against one under Medical Services. The stored form stands as the one the rest of the roll uses, and the variant is recorded here rather than argued over.