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ROY, Frederick Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1258 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 August 1915, Longreach, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 29 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Longreach, Longreach, Queensland |
| Schooling: | In July 1898 Frederick attended Great College Street Infants School, Westminster. In Jul 1901 he attended Ratcliff Boys School, Broad St, Kent. After secndary school he became an Apprentice Silversmith. |
| Occupation: | Motor driver |
| Died: | Accidental (drowned), Ailly-sur-Somme, Somme, France, 5 July 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longreach War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1258, Longreach, Queensland | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1258, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1258, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1258, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1258 awm_unit: 42nd Battery 11th Brigade Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-05 |
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"...1258 Driver Frederick Robert Roy, 42nd Battery, 11th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Dvr Roy enlisted at Longreach, Qld on 29 August 1915, and embarked from Adelaide, SA, aboard HMAT Benalla on 27 October 1915 he drowned on 5 July 1918 and is buried in the Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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