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LILLINGSTON, Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2946 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Nedlands, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Urquhart Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Signwriter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Subiaco Municipal Honour Roll, Subiaco Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2946, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2946, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
Roy Lillingston
Roy Lillingston (12 May 1897 - 24 April 1918) was the 12th of 13 children born to George Steer Lillingston and Mary (nee Huddy). He was born in Ballarat, Victoria. His mother died in 1907 and his father the following year. He apparently worked for a time at the Sunnyside Woollen Mills and then as an apprentice signwriter. Roy's older sister Victoria (1874 - 1953) married Walter Ramage, and when they moved to WA, they took Roy and his younger brother Leslie with them and she looked after them until both boys enlisted, supposedly on Roy's 19th birthday.
Roy joined the Army whilst his brother Leslie joined the Navy.
His brother survived the war.
Submitted 3 January 2026 by Vicki Hansen
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