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ROYES, Sidney Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7375, 7353 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1916, Allocated to 24th Reinforcements/9th Infantry Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section |
| Born: | 20 January 1900, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 4 May 1978, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7375, Allocated to 24th Reinforcements/9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 7353, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 7353, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7353, WIA Belgium GSW left foot | |
| 3 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion, Detatched to 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section, France | |
| 25 Jan 1919: | Transferred Private, 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section, Taken on Strength and served with this unit until returned to Australia on 7 July 1919 | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, Returned to Australia on this date |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ron Towson
Son of Annie and George Hougham Royes, of Karkahkeen Street, North Rockhampton. Sidney's father also served in the 26th Infantry Battalion during WW1 on the Western Front. Both men returned to Australia aboard the same ship "Chemnitz", embarking on 7 July 1919.