Royal Aloysius (Roy) GRACE

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Service Number:	3643
Enlisted:	10 August 1915, Narrabri, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Jerrys Plains, New South Wales, Australia, 18 March 1881
Home Town:	Tambar Springs, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 November 1916, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tambar Springs War Memorial, Tunneda Stations of the Cross, St Joseph's Church, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

10 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3643, Narrabri, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3643, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3643, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
8 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3643, 18th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17

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NSW BDM records full name at birth as Royal ILISHA Grace, with registration number 16748/1881, the son of EDMUND and ESTHER