Roy Colin CASTON MM

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Service Number:	1716
Enlisted:	24 August 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 24 June 1893
Home Town:	Gympie, Queensland
Schooling:	Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Bank Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 22 October 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1716
25 Sep 1914:	Involvement Driver, 1716, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1914:	Embarked Driver, 1716, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane
22 Oct 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 1716, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1716 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-22

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