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AVARD, Roydon John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16946 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1916, Sydney Showground |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | East Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tenambit Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Norseman, Western Australia, Australia, 11 October 1962, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
East Maitland Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia RC, 4. |
| Memorials: | Maitland Hexham Workshop Employees HR, Tenambit Public School Roll of Honour, Tenambit Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 16946, Field Company Engineers, Sydney Showground | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 16946, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 16946, Field Company Engineers, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 4 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 9th Field Company Engineers | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 16946, 9th Field Company Engineers, HT Themistocles, England for return to Australia - arriving Sydney 10 August 1919. | |
| 18 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 16946, 9th Field Company Engineers |
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