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EGGINS, Roy Hamilton
Service Number: | 357 |
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Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Grafton, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Alumny Creek, New South Wales, April 1895 |
Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Alumny Creek Public School |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Died of wounds, At sea - HS Guildford Castle, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Alumny Creek School & District WWI Honour Roll (NSW), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 357, Grafton, New South Wales | |
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24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 357, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 357, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 357, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Death of Roy Eggins
Archdeacon Seymour received a telegram yesterday, from Colonel Luscombe, to the effect that Private R. H. Eggins had died from enteric fever on the 19th inst., and conveying the sympathy of the King and Queen, and Commonwealth Government. Mr. W. Eggins had heard quite recently from his son, who was amongst the third lot to proceed to the Dardanelles. He was a great favorite, and will be keenly missed at Alumny Creek. The Archdeacon will hold an In Memoriam service at Alumny Creek Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at 7.45, when doubtless all of “Roy’s” friends will be present. - The Daily Examiner, Grafton, issue dated Tuesday August 31, 1915.
Submitted 27 November 2016 by John Johnston