Roy Clifford BIRKETT

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BIRKETT, Roy Clifford

Service Number:	742
Enlisted:	26 November 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Evanston, South Australia, 9 January 1893
Home Town:	Gawler, Gawler, South Australia
Schooling:	St Georges Anglican School, Gawler, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Stroke, Royal Park, South Australia, 10 December 1950, aged 57 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval
Memorials:	Adelaide Holy Trinity Church WW1 Honour Board 2, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

26 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 742, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
29 Jan 1915:	Involvement Private, 742, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1915:	Embarked Private, 742, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement 742, 3rd Light Horse Regiment

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Biography contributed by Trinity College

Roy Clifford Birkett was born on the 9th of January 1893 to John and Mary Matilda in Evanston, South Australia. One of his sister, Clara Smith married James Smith. James Smith is the person last identified to have Roy's war medals.

He enlisted on the 23rd of November 1914 so he basically signed up as soon as he possibly could - eager to go to war. When he enlisted he was 21 and a half years old and working as a labourer and was unmarried.

He was placed in the second reinforcements of the 3rd Lighthorse Regiment and was deployed on the 29th of January 1915.

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