Roy James SHELTON

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Service Number:	2904
Enlisted:	11 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Campbelltown, Tasmania, Australia, April 1894
Home Town:	Elizabeth Town, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 September 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

11 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2904, 26th Infantry Battalion
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2904, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2904, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion
25 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2904, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , SW back
22 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2904, 12th Infantry Battalion, SW
23 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 2904, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2904 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-23

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