SPURWAY, Roy William
| Service Number: | 685 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parramatta, NSW, 3 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bloomfield, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Orange Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Orange, NSW, 25 November 1941, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England; Area - Old; Section X; Number 5 |
| Memorials: | East Orange Public School Roll of Honor, New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis), Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Orange WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 685, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 685, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 685, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Thomas SPURWAY and Rebecca Jane nee COWELL, Bloomfield near Orange, New South Wales
Husband of Margaret Myrtle SPURWAY nee AMBROSE
A returned soldier and member of a well known Orange family, Mr. Roy William Spurway died suddenly at his home, Cemetery Lane, early yesterday morning, at the age of 48 years. During the day Mr. Spurway had complained of being unwell. Early yesterday morning, he went to get a glass of water, when he collapsed in the kitchen of his home, and was dead before medical aid could be summoned.
Well liked by members of the fruit growing industry, Mr. Spurway conducted an orchard in the district for many years. He served at World War No. 1, and was in the same Battalion as the late Snowy Evans. Besides his widow and two children, he is survived by three brothers, Sid (Orange), Jack (Orange) and Les (Ermington) and three sisters, Mrs. Jack Milton (Orange), Mrs. Bowen and Mrs. Slater, both of North Sydney.
His funeral will leave his late residence at 10 o'clock this morning, for the Church of England portion of the Orange cemetery. Mrs. F. Ford and Sons have charge of the mortuary arrangements.