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ROY, Eric Gentle
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 816, 2192 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birregurra, Victoria, Australia, January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Warncoort, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Birregurra State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Egypt, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 7), Gallipoli, Turkey, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birregurra Christ Church Anglican Church Honor Roll, Birregurra Christ Church Anglican Church Memorial Window, Irrewarra Warncoort State School No 2218 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 816, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 816 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-03-16 | |
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| 3 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2192, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2192, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2192, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
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