SADLER, Roy Edward Francis
| Service Number: | 1516 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Wee Waa, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1516, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1516, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Driver, 1516, 110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1516 awm_unit: 110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-06-14 |
My Great Uncle
Roy Edward Francis Sadler was born 1896 in the Parish Pilliga, which is near the town of Wee Waa N.S.W. he is my Grandmother brother, this would make him my Great Uncle. His occupation was described in his army records as Labourer.
My grandmother was born Elsie Catherine Sadler was born 1895 in the Parish Pilliga, which is near the town of Wee Waa N.S.W.
Grandma had a picture of Roy in his uniform hanging in the dinner room, it was one of those picture where his eyes seem to follow you around the room. I remember asking her when I was young about him. She was very proud of Roy but you could see in her eyes at the sadness of lose, I know she truly missed him. Grandma also told me that when he joined up (7th Aust. Light Horse Regiment) he had to take his own horse.
Submitted 28 January 2018 by Phil Ritchie
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